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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,499 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD
$48,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best value school in Maryland for general education students. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goucher are $48,200 per year.

Full General Education at Goucher College Report

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Maryland. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year.

Full General Education at Salisbury University Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great value for general education students. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year.

Full General Education at Towson University Report

#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD
$9,594 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for general education students. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMBC are $12,280 a year.

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$39,745 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland ranking. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NDMU are $39,745 a year.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

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