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2023 Best Value Publishing Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$40,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,066 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Publishing School for You

Publishing is the #221 most popular major in the country with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Publishing Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for publishing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Publishing Schools in the United States

Check out the publishing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Publishing

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for publishing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Publishing Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$21,616 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stephen F Austin State University is a great value for publishing students. Located in the town of Nacogdoches, SFASU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFASU are $21,616 per year.

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$17,291 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Victoria is a great value for publishing students. Located in the city of Victoria, UH Victoria is a public school with a small student population.

UH Victoria undergraduate students pay an average of $17,291 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA
$51,286 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools list. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Emerson are $51,286 a year.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NYU are $56,500 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Publishing Schools ranking.

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$48,830 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for publishing students. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pace University are $48,830 per year.

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$27,447 Average Tuition & Fees

Portland State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value publishing programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Portland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $27,447 in tuition and fees each year.

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Publishing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Harris & Ewing.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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