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2023 Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Publishing is the 299th most popular major in the country with 336 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, publishing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,066 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in publishing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent publishing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the publishing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Publishing (Income $30-$48k)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified ’s publishing students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our publishing students whose families make $30-$48k list, BYU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Publishing Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend BYU is $10,333 for Publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full BYU Publishing Report

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 59 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Publishing Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,889 for Publishing students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend George Washington University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Publishing at GWU

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Victoria. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston - Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Victoria also made our “Best Publishing Schools” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend UH Victoria is $7,475 for Publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Publishing at UH Victoria

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 27 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Publishing Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland State University is $11,059 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Portland State University Publishing Report

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s publishing degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our publishing students whose families make $30-$48k list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Publishing Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NYU is $24,131 for Publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full NYU Publishing Report

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Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Cornerstone University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cornerstone University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Cornerstone also made our “Best Publishing Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Cornerstone University is $18,391 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Publishing at Cornerstone

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s publishing degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Publishing Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,966 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Belmont University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Belmont Publishing Report

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

Pace University - New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 41 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

Pace University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Publishing Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pace University is $26,525 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Publishing at Pace University

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The Master's University and Seminary
Santa Clarita, California

The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The Master’s University and Seminary is a small school located in Santa Clarita, California that handed out 4 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

The Master’s University also made our “Best Publishing Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for The Master’s University is $24,989 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Publishing at The Master’s University and Seminary

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Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #10, Emerson College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emerson is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 46 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

Emerson also made our “Best Publishing Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Emerson College is $38,632 for publishing students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Emerson College Publishing Report

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