2025 Best General Journalism Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a degree in general journalism, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #69 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 183 degrees in general journalism annually.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Journalism Schools List

Pick Your General Journalism Degree Level

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 General Journalism Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for General Journalism in Maryland

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the journalism degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in Journalism

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

163 Journalism Degrees Awarded

11.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Morgan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in general journalism. Morgan State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in general journalism from Morgan State University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	571
Pennsylvania	978	463
New Jersey	614	245
District of Columbia	441	157
Delaware	345	17

View All Rankings >

General Journalism Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism	24

View All Journalism Related Majors >

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 Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.