2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 155 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communications program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$18,233 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Towson is a public institution located in Towson, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $18,233 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students with aid per year to attend Towson University.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Communications at Towson University

#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$16,676 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Frostburg State University is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

Frostburg State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. The estimated yearly cost for Frostburg State University is $16,676 for Maryland Bachelor’s Degree Communication Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Communications at Frostburg State

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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