2025 Best Publishing Master's Degree Schools in New York

Publishing is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #205 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of publishing. Combined, these schools handed out 46 master's degrees in publishing to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

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.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on publishing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of publishing students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for publishing to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized publishing related body.

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Publishing Master's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Publishing in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in publishing.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Publishing

1

New York University
New York, NY

28 Annual Graduates

$48,633 Median Starting Salary

New York University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in publishing. NYU is a fairly 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 approximately $3,411 above the typical income of publishing graduates.

More information about a master’s in publishing from New York University

2

Pace University - New York
New York, NY

18 Annual Graduates

$41,812 Median Starting Salary

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 fairly 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 an average of $41,812 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in publishing from Pace University - New York

Best Publishing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Publishing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	6
District of Columbia	154	59

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Rankings in Majors Related to Publishing

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Publishing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Publishing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Publishing	46

Majors Similar to Publishing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	593
Journalism	519
Public Relations & Advertising	315
Communication & Media Studies	158
Communication & Journalism (Other)	100

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Harris & Ewing. More about our data sources and methodologies.