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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Publishing (With Aid)

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 For Those Getting Aid” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 185 publishing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in publishing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality publishing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the publishing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Publishing (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Victoria. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. UH Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Victoria, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Victoria are $15,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 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 took the #8 spot in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Rosemont College

Rosemont, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosemont College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rosemont, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rosemont College are $13,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s publishing degrees to qualified students.

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

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#5

Pace University - New York

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Pace University - New York is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s publishing students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree publishing students with aid list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Publishing Report

#7

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Emerson College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 44 masters’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Emerson also made our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emerson are $31,754, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Emerson Publishing Report

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Publishing Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Publishing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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