Maryland contains eleven schools that offer multimedia design programs. Towson University, the highest-ranking multimedia design school in MD, has a total student population of 21,177 and is the 141st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 11 multimedia design schools in Maryland, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Maryland Institute College of Art comes out as the most expensive ($32,712/yr), with Prince George's Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,203/yr.
Multimedia Design students from Maryland schools who go on to become multimedia designers, interactive media designers, media designers, digital media designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 28,800 people working as multimedia artists and animators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,810. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Maryland alone, there are 4,300 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $51,880. Multimedia artists and animators in this state earn $66,850/yr and there are 550 employed.
Also, within the multimedia design schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from multimedia design, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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