2023 Best Value Publishing Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Publishing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for publishing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Publishing Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for publishing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Publishing Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Publishing Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Dakota State University also did well on our Best Publishing Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best publishing schools in the United States. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead.
MSU Moorhead undergraduate students pay an average of $17,564 in tuition and fees each year.
MSU Moorhead also claimed a spot on our Best Publishing Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best publishing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Publishing Schools list.
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Out of the 16 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCNY are $15,290 a year.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value publishing programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Publishing Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value publishing programs. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Nacogdoches.
SFASU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,616 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for publishing students. It came in at #8 on the list. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
UH Victoria undergraduate students pay an average of $17,291 in tuition and fees each year.
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The Master’s University and Seminary landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value publishing programs. The Master's University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Master’s University are $28,740 a year.
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Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for publishing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Belmont are $38,430 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Belmont is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Publishing Schools list.
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Majors Related to Publishing
One of 5 majors within the area of study, publishing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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