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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$29,976 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,747 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

In 2020-2021, 282 degrees and certificates were awarded to curriculum and instruction students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #24 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Curriculum & Instruction

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD
$46,336 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found McDaniel College to be the best value school for curriculum and instruction students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McDaniel are $46,336 a year.

McDaniel also took the #5 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Hood College

Frederick, MD
$43,140 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Hood College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best curriculum and instruction schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hood are $43,140 a year.

Hood also took the #4 spot in our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland rankings.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,280 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

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

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#5

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD
$53,530 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in Maryland list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Maryland are $53,530 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Loyola Maryland is ranked #3 for overall quality for curriculum in Maryland.

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Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 299
Pennsylvania 393
New Jersey 24
District of Columbia 30
Delaware 11

One of 14 majors within the area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

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 Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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