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Northwest College of Art & Design: Art Ranking 2024

Northwest College of Art & DesignRanked
1,425
in the USA
Northwest College of Art & Design is a very small for-profit college 100% dedicated to the art major and located in Tacoma, Washington. This school was founded in 1982 and is currently offering bachelor's degrees in General Design and Visual Communications.

Northwest College of Art & Design is a little bit expensive; tuition cost is about $20,000 a year. If you look for a cheaper alternative, check Affordable Colleges in Washington listing.

Recent data analysis showed that Northwest College of Art & Design area is safe - the college is reported to have an excellent rating for on-campus crime.

Based on 66 evaluation criteria, Northwest College of Art & Design art program ranks #1,425 Art School (out of 2078; top 70%) in USA and #28 Art School in Washington. Major competing art schools for this school are University of Washington Seattle and University of Oregon in Eugene. See the details about all twelve competing art colleges as well as list of offered art majors and minors below.

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School ranking:

#28 Art School in Washington
#61 Art School in the Northwest
#1,425 Art School in USA

Program rankings:

State Ranking

#18 Design & Animation Program in Washington

Regional Ranking

#35 Design & Animation Program in the Northwest
#44 Performing Arts Program in the Northwest

National Ranking

#727 Design & Animation Program in USA

Contact information:

Northwest College of Art & Design
1126 Pacific Avenue, Suite 101
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 272-1126
Website: www.ncad.edu

Location map:

Northwest College of Art & Design Location Map

Art majors:

Bachelor's degree

General Design and Visual Communications

Local competitors:

University of Washington Seattle - Art School Ranking
University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 65 art programs

University of Oregon - Art School Ranking
University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 21 art programs

Washington State University - Art School Ranking
Washington State University

Pullman, WA, 6 art programs

Portland State University - Art School Ranking
Portland State University

Portland, OR, 17 art programs

Oregon State University - Art School Ranking
Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR, 7 art programs

Western Washington University - Art School Ranking
Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA, 24 art programs

University of Idaho - Art School Ranking
University of Idaho

Moscow, ID, 10 art programs

Pacific Northwest College of Art - Art School Ranking
Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR, 13 art programs

Gonzaga University - Art School Ranking
Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA, 5 art programs

Lewis & Clark College - Art School Ranking
Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR, 5 art programs

Reed College - Art School Ranking
Reed College

Portland, OR, 4 art programs

Willamette University - Art School Ranking
Willamette University

Salem, OR, 7 art programs

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