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2023 Most Popular Publishing Schools

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Publishing Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Publishing program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for publishing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best publishing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized 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 Most Popular Publishing Schools list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for publishing students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular publishing programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

Susquehanna University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Publishing Schools list. Susquehanna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Selinsgrove.

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#8

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Belmont University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for publishing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Belmont is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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The City College of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Publishing Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for publishing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 26 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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