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2024 Best Publishing Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
336 Publishing Degrees Awarded
$43,066 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in publishing, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #299 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of publishing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 336 degrees in publishing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Publishing School

Best Publishing Schools Your choice of publishing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Publishing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Publishing
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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 the Best Publishing Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Publishing in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the publishing degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Publishing

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
43 Publishing Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in publishing. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 43 publishing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Publishing Degrees Awarded
35.6% Growth in Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in publishing. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 publishing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the publishing degree program at George Washington University earn $12,469 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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New York University
New York, NY

Any student pursuing a degree in publishing has to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 publishing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. After graduation, publishing degree recipients typically make around $42,110 in the first five years of their career.

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Emerson College
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Publishing Degrees Awarded
4.3% Growth in Graduates

Emerson College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in publishing. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.

There were about 46 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, publishing degree recipients typically make about $41,317 at the beginning of their careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Publishing Degrees Awarded
$45,038 Median Starting Salary

Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 47th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 41 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the publishing program state that they receive average early career earnings of $45,038.

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 42nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 4 publishing students who graduated with this degree at The Master's University in the most recent data year.

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Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were about 27 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the publishing program earn around $31,328 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 71st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 4 publishing students who graduated with this degree at UH Victoria in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 41st out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 2 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Cornerstone in the most recent year we have data available.

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Publishing is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Publishing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Publishing 336

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128

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