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Best Schools for Publishing in the Far Western Region
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Publishing
Leading the list is Portland State University, our #1 school for publishing. This very large public university is located in the city of Portland. Portland State University graduates 53% of students within six years. There were roughly 22 publishing students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, publishing degree recipients from Portland State University generally make around $23,449. Students borrow a median of $26,475 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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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