2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

With 175 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #40 most popular major in Maryland.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a .

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

11 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

151 Degrees

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Maryland list.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

• 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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