Journalism Schools In Maryland
Maryland has 3 accredited journalism schools where journalism faculty who teach journalism classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the journalism academic community in Maryland, and the future trends in journalism training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
- PhD degree in Journalism
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Professional Trends
Maryland Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Maryland | 1,860 |
| National | 105,350 |
Approximately 2% of the country's journalism professionals work in Maryland state.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Maryland
| 2,460 | 2,710 | 2,350 | 2,120 | 1,860 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Maryland, the field of journalism is shrinking. There were 600 less journalism professionals working in Maryland in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 24% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the national trend for journalism professionals which shows a 12% decrease in the number of journalism professionals working around the nation.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Maryland
| $49,663 | $51,497 | $55,110 | $47,387 | $56,533 |
| $47,750 | $50,212 | $51,747 | $52,671 | $54,055 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of journalism professionals is declining, the salaries paid to journalism professionals are increasing in Maryland. In 2006 journalism professionals made a mean salary of $49,663 per year, and in 2010 they made $56,533 per year.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Maryland
10th percentile |
$21,573 |
25th percentile |
$31,330 |
50th percentile |
$43,397 |
75th percentile |
$68,287 |
90th percentile |
$93,177 |
Thus, journalism professionals' salaries grew by 12% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Maryland, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of journalism. The pay differential between the highest paid journalism professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 332%
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Maryland
Communications |
$53,087 |
Creative Writing |
$68,540 |
Journalism |
$56,533 |
In Maryland, journalism professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Maryland
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 7 |
The number of students graduating from the 3 accredited journalism schools in Maryland is decreasing. In Maryland, there were 149 graduates in 2006. And there were 149 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.
There was a decrease in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in Maryland by 0%. A majority of these graduates, or 57%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.