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2023 Best Publishing Schools

16 Colleges
$43,066 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Publishing School for You

In 2020-2021, 336 people earned a degree or certificate in publishing, making the major the #303 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Publishing Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Publishing Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for publishing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Publishing Schools

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best school in the United States for publishing students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Publishing Schools list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#4

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Publishing Schools list. MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for publishing students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for publishing students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Emerson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for publishing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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The Master’s University and Seminary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for publishing students. It came in at #9 on the list. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for publishing students. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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One of 5 majors within the area of study, publishing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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