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2026 Best Value General Publishing Schools in Massachusetts
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
Emerson College tops our 2026 list of the best value general publishing schools in Massachusetts. Emerson College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,056. Typical student debt for general publishing graduates is $24,813. Soon after graduation, general publishing degree recipients from Emerson College generally make around $44,046. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 51% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school 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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[General Publishing](/majors/communication-journalism-media/publishing/general-publishing/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
