Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in publishing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great publishing programs and 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

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree publishing students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Publishing

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree publishing students per year to attend BYU.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Publishing at BYU

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 4 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis - Clark State College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lewis - Clark State College is $11,046 for Bachelor’s Degree Publishing students.

Read full report on Publishing at Lewis - Clark State College

#3

The Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

The Master’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend The Master’s University is $28,833 for bachelor’s degree publishing students.

The 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 The Master’s University and Seminary Publishing Report

#4

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Belmont University is $35,548 for bachelor’s degree publishing students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.

Read full report on Publishing at Belmont University

#5

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s list. McDaniel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

McDaniel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend McDaniel College is $18,182 for Bachelor’s Degree Publishing students.

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%.

Full McDaniel College Publishing Report

#6

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Susquehanna University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Publishing Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s publishing students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Susquehanna, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Publishing Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Susquehanna is $25,724 for Bachelor’s Degree Publishing students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low 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%.

Full Susquehanna University 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.

Credits

Featured Communications / Public Relations Schools

Find Schools Near You