Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #46 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for journalism students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 175 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to journalism students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other journalism students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt journalism students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized journalism related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for journalism students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in Maryland
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.
Journalism bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park receive an earnings boost of around $9,403 over the typical earnings of journalism graduates.
Morgan State University is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the journalism program report average early career wages of $28,088.
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).
