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2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 262 people earned their degree in publishing, making the major the 303rd most popular in the United States. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 publishing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The publishing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Publishing (Income $48-$75k)

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, McDaniel College landed the #1 spot on the list. McDaniel College is located in Westminster, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s publishing degrees to qualified students.

McDaniel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,682 for bachelor’s degree publishing students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend McDaniel College.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $12,466 for bachelor’s degree publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Publishing at BYU

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 4 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis - Clark State College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis - Clark State College is $10,825 for bachelor’s degree publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Publishing at Lewis - Clark State College

#4

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Susquehanna University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Susquehanna University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Susquehanna also took the #2 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Susquehanna University is $23,123 for Bachelor’s Degree Publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Publishing at Susquehanna University

#5

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #5 spot on the list. Belmont is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Belmont is $31,006 for Bachelor’s Degree Publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California
#4 in overall quality

The Master’s University and Seminary came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The Master’s University and Seminary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Santa Clarita, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Master’s University is $24,804 for bachelor’s degree publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Publishing at The Master’s University

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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