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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$22,348 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in Maryland with 1,929 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year.

UMGC also made our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

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 communication and journalism in Maryland.

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#3

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Maryland. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $10,188 per year.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

UB undergraduate students pay an average of $9,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year.

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#7

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Morgan State University Report

University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Loyola Maryland undergraduate students pay an average of $53,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Maryland not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#10

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McDaniel are $46,336 per year.

McDaniel also made our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
Pennsylvania 4,792
New York 9,731
Delaware 271
District of Columbia 1,028

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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