<p>Thanks @MSMDAD, @dyiu13, @AnnieBeats, @twoinanddone, @shawnspencer, and everyone else who commented!!! I’m definitely going to look at University of Maryland a lot more and also consider other colleges without a journalism major that have a good newspaper/radio. </p>
<p>As a recent college grad with a degree in journalism… Go to UMD. I graduated with 40k of debt from a public university and I was lucky enough to find a full time job to start my career, but I only make 25k a year. A starting journalism salary isn’t usually great, so to graduate with no debt is huge. Plus, like others have said, prestige doesn’t matter as much in this industry (at least from my experience). Finding the jobs you want is all about the internships you had in college and networking. </p>
<p>Inparent and I should start a “Pesky Parents Club.” Anyone is free to join, provided that you are as pesky and a bit nosey about your kids, like me.</p>