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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$24,643 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

With 268 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #16 most popular major in Maryland.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMGC are $9,342 per year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Maryland Global Campus

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Towson University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

Full Communication & Journalism at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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