2022 Best Value Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$12,632 Average Net Price

$43,925 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 146 ’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Towson is $12,632 for Maryland Communication Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Communications at Towson University

#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$14,273 Average Net Price

$42,411 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. Frostburg State University is a small school located in Frostburg, Maryland that handed out 9 ’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Frostburg State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Schools in Maryland” ranking. It costs about $14,273 for Maryland Communication Arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Frostburg State.

Read full report on Communications at Frostburg State

• Best Value Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Colleges for Communications (Income $30-$48k)

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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