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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,291 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the best value school in Maryland for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $11,034 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Loyola Maryland is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Maryland.

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#4

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Morgan State 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 large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Morgan State are $9,657 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $10,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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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 6 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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