General Publishing isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #697 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Publishing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 318 degrees in general publishing annually.
The publishing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Publishing rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general publishing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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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Best Schools for General 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.
It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in general publishing. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 52 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
New York University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in general publishing. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general publishing. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in general publishing needs to check out Susquehanna University. Susquehanna is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Selinsgrove. This university ranks 55th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 19 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at Susquehanna in the most recent data year.
Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. This university ranks 34th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 20 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent year we have data available.
Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.
There were approximately 42 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #237 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were about 12 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 26 general publishing students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The publishing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Publishing rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general publishing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
