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Publishing: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 09.10. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 55 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$20K$40K$60KUndergraduate certificate$41,704Bachelor's degree$34,293Master's degree$49,604
National earnings of Publishing graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Undergraduate certificate: median $41,704; Bachelor's degree: median $34,293; Master's degree: median $49,604. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate1157$41,704Data unavailable$19,053
1 programs
Associate's degree10Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Bachelor's degree1384$34,293$36,148$21,000
2 programs
Master's degree19189$49,604$63,992Data unavailable
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar)10Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable
Graduate certificate1010Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Brigham Young University
UT · Private, nonprofit · 52 graduates measured
$33,322Data unavailable$15,000
Susquehanna University
PA · Private, nonprofit · 28 graduates measured
$33,292Data unavailable$27,000

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Master's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
George Washington University
DC · Private, nonprofit · 68 graduates measured
$62,661$70,038Data unavailable
New York University
NY · Private, nonprofit · 27 graduates measured
$53,360$68,796Data unavailable
Emerson College
MA · Private, nonprofit · 59 graduates measured
$46,372$61,304Data unavailable
Pace University
NY · Private, nonprofit · 31 graduates measured
$43,474$65,229Data unavailable
Portland State University
OR · Public · 40 graduates measured
$39,953$58,153Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Publishing

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Editors$77,920-1.1%Bachelor's degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (1)
  • 09.1001 Publishing