by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Publishing Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 213 master's degrees in publishing during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of publishing for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality publishing program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for publishing students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Publishing Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in publishing.
New York University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a master's degree in publishing. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.
Publishing master's degree recipients from New York University get an earnings boost of about $5,281 above the typical income of publishing graduates.
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George Washington University is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in publishing. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.
Master's recipients from the publishing major at George Washington University get $15,467 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Pace University - New York is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in publishing. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.
Master's students who receive their degree from the publishing program make around $41,812 in the first couple years of their career.
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Emerson College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in publishing. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston.
Master's students who receive their degree from the publishing program make about $44,046 in their early career salary.
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Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their master's from the publishing program report average early career wages of $23,449.
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One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Publishing has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Publishing | 213 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 4,685 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 3,129 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,951 |
| Journalism | 1,525 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 488 |
