2026 Best Value General Publishing Schools in the Far Western Region
[General Publishing](/majors/communication-journalism-media/publishing/general-publishing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general publishing education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general publishing students.
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2026 Best Value General Publishing Schools in the Far Western Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general publishing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Publishing Schools
Portland State University earned the #1 spot for value among general publishing schools in the Far Western Region. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,118, with out-of-state students paying around $29,136. Typical student debt for general publishing graduates is $26,475. Early-career general publishing graduates make about $23,449. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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