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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Publishing in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$38,700 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 173 publishing graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,561 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in publishing. To top this list, a school must have a successful publishing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region publishing students.

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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 #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 59 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

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 undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 full report on Publishing at George Washington University

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Pace University - New York
New York, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s publishing degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Pace University - New York Publishing Report

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 29 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

Full New York University Publishing Report

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Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Susquehanna University landed the #4 spot on the list. Susquehanna is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s publishing degrees to qualified 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 undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Full Susquehanna Publishing Report

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Rosemont College
Rosemont, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosemont College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rosemont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It awarded 6 ’s publishing degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Publishing at Rosemont

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McDaniel College
Westminster, Maryland

McDaniel College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. McDaniel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Westminster, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Publishing Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Publishing Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s publishing degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Drexel Publishing Report

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