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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

General Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,145 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education 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 General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Goucher College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Goucher graduate students pay an average of $9,765 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $10,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.

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#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Frostburg State are $10,788 per year.

Read full report on General Education at Frostburg State University

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.

Read full report on General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NDMU are $13,711 per year.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the 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 graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full General Education at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 199
Pennsylvania 861
New Jersey 366
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 84

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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