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2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$9,482 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,564 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 210 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #72 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for journalism majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Journalism

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, journalism majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $20,106 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $756.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #1 for overall quality for journalism in Maryland.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year. Journalism majors at Morgan State take out an average of $33,030 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $296, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 506
New York 1,053
New Jersey 267
District of Columbia 170
Delaware 17

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 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 Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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