2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Communication & Media Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #52 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 80 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication & media studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication & media studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & media studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Communication & Media Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Media Studies

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

2

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

15 Annual Graduates

Frostburg State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in communication & media studies. Frostburg State is a small public university located in the town of Frostburg.More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Frostburg State University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	840
Pennsylvania	698	568
District of Columbia	226	51
Delaware	224	56

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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Media Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	646
Communications	91
Other Communication & Media Studies	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.