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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 2,075 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,939 and $25,973 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 235 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and journalism programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree communication & journalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 128 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Communication & Journalism Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 6 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at Towson University

#4

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bowie, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Bowie State University

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 8 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morgan State Communication & Journalism Report

#6

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Loyola University Maryland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s communication and journalism students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Maryland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Maryland are $17,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Loyola University Maryland

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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.

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