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2026 Best Value Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Schools in Maryland

[Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician](/majors/communications-tech-support/audiovisual-communications/radio-and-television-broadcasting-technology-technician/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for radio & television broadcasting technology/technician students.

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• Best Value Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Schools in Maryland

2026 Best Value Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Schools in Maryland

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in radio & television broadcasting technology/technician, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Schools

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

$64,730 In-State Tuition & Fees

$13,426 Avg Student Debt

$87,555 Median Earnings (10yr)

Johns Hopkins University tops our 2026 list of the best value radio & television broadcasting technology/technician schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. Students from in state pay about $64,730 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for radio & television broadcasting technology/technician graduates is $13,426. Early-career radio & television broadcasting technology/technician graduates make about $84,850. That is a strong return on a $13,426 median debt. Johns Hopkins University admits about 6% of applicants.

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Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

$9,218 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,000 Avg Student Debt

$54,537 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in radio & television broadcasting technology/technician will find it at Bowie State University, which ranked #2. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,218, while out-of-state students pay about $19,938. Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $26,000 in student loans. Early-career radio & television broadcasting technology/technician graduates make about $35,168. That is a strong return on a $26,000 median debt. Bowie State University admits about 72% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.