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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges
$32,711 Avg Salary
$26,188 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the most popular school in Maryland for journalism students. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

While working on their degree, journalism majors at UMCP accumulate an average of around $21,375 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $756.

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#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great place for journalism students. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

On average, journalism graduates from Morgan State take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $296, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Journalism at Morgan State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington Adventist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Takoma Park, Washington Adventist University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Washington Adventist University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges 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 3 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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