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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Publishing

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Publishing is the 733rd most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 general publishing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general publishing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general publishing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general publishing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Publishing

#1

Rosemont College

Rosemont, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosemont College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s list. Rosemont is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Rosemont also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rosemont College are $13,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Publishing at Rosemont College

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also made our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Washington University General Publishing Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Victoria landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Victoria, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Publishing at UH Victoria

#4

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s publishing students in 2019-2020.

Emerson also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754.

Read more about General Publishing at Emerson College

#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 15 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also made our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Publishing at Portland State University

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Pace University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s list. Pace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also made our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Publishing at Pace University - New York

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s publishing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree publishing students list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

Full NYU General Publishing Report

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s ranking. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s publishing degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Publishing at Drexel

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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