<p>Does anyone know any info about Maryland's broadcast journalism department...how it compares to other schools such as Syracuse, Missouri, Texas, if it's ranked high, etc.?</p>
<p>i’m not sure about broadcast in particular. but for journalism on the whole it is ranked very well. i also want to major in journalism and umcp is up there with all the schools you mentioned. </p>
<p>when researching i found that missouri, northwestern, unc, maryland, syracuse, texas, university of ohio, and usc were consistently ranked highest for their journalism departments.</p>
<p>Well, rankings are a very mysterious thing, so don’t pin all your decisions on rankings. I don’t think there is an organization that ranks journalism schools in the way that engineering schools are ranked.</p>
<p>Maryland’s Journalism School as a whole is very highly regarded. Add to that the proximity of one of the biggest media markets in the country and it’s a great place to get an education and have the opportunity to intern. </p>
<p>I thought this was an interesting paragraph from the Wiki on ranking journalism schools:</p>
<p>"In the United States the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) [6] applies nine standards in evaluating university programs: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diversity and inclusiveness; full-time and part-time faculty; scholarship: research, creative and professional activity; student services; resources, facilities and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes. The ACEJMCC has awarded accreditation to 109 university and college programs of study in journalism and mass communications, but does not attempt to rank the courses or programs. It accredits colleges, schools, Departments or "Divisions. The listing of a unit as accredited indicates that the unit has been judged by ACEJMC to meet its standards. That judgment is rendered after a self-study prepared by the faculty and administration of the unit and an independent evaluation of the unit by educators and practitioners.The listing shows the bachelor’s and professional master’s degree programs that were examined during the unit’s most recent accreditation review. Some units offer degrees in addition to those listed here. ACEJMC does not accredit programs leading to the Ph.D., which is considered a research (and not a professional) degree. The Council does not list sequences or specialties.</p>
<p>Editor & Publisher has presented an unranked list of leading journalism schools [7], while U.S. News & World Report produces annual lists of the top schools in advertising, print, and other categories based on responses to questionnaires sent to deans and faculty members. A list based on a variety of resources claims to identify the “ten most popular journalism schools in the United States”[8]. One critic has pointed to the anecdotal nature of much j-school ranking in the absence of effective tracking of journalism graduates’ career paths[9]."</p>