2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Journalism is the 58th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 189 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,371 and $23,982 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general journalism program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland bachelor’s degree journalism students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$19,045 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 133 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $19,045 for maryland bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend UMCP.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Journalism Report

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$17,619 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Journalism Schools for a Bachelor’s in Maryland list. Morgan State University is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $17,619 for maryland bachelor’s degree journalism students per year to attend Morgan State.

Read full report on General Journalism at Morgan State

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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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