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2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,146 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,930 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #18 most popular major in Maryland with 425 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for general business students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Business & Commerce

$7,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for general business/commerce students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year.

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$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Business & Commerce Schools in Maryland list.

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$8,562 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowie State University is a great value for general business/commerce students. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bowie State University are $8,562 a year.

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#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD
$9,364 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 4 spot on the list. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UB are $9,364 per year.

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#5

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business & Commerce Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for general business in Maryland.

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Best Value General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 219
Pennsylvania 386
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 0

General Business/Commerce is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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