2023 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
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Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Of the 139 students majoring in education at NDMU, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 66 students majoring in education at UMBC, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Frostburg State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general education programs. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.
With a ranking of #7, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
Of the 25 students majoring in education at Salisbury, 12% are male and 88% are female.
St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SMCM is a small public school located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City.
Of the 21 students majoring in education at SMCM, 19% are male and 81% are female.
Read full report on General Education at St Mary’s College of Maryland
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on General Education at University of Maryland - College Park
Loyola University Maryland came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
Read full report on General Education at Loyola University Maryland
Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools 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 |
General Education Related Majors
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 10 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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