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2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master's 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Publishing is the 303rd most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, publishing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,650 and had an average of $54,266 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in publishing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality publishing programs that also have a lower cost than 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 publishing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Publishing (Income $30-$48k)

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k 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 Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Publishing at George Washington University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s publishing students in 2019-2020.

UH Victoria also took the #7 spot in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Victoria are $15,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Houston - Victoria Publishing Report

#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s publishing degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Full Portland State University Publishing Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 28 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Publishing Report

#5

Rosemont College

Rosemont, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosemont College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Rosemont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rosemont College are $13,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Publishing at Rosemont

#6

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

With a ranking of #6, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 45 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Publishing at Pace University

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Drexel 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree publishing students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drexel has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Publishing at Drexel

#8

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Emerson College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Emerson is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 44 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree publishing students whose families make $30-$48k list, Emerson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson College are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emerson Publishing Report

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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