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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$19,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 3,634 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 3rd 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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 Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the best value school in Maryland for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salisbury are $10,529 a year.

Salisbury also made our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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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 education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $10,788 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Morgan State graduate students pay an average of $9,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NDMU are $13,711 a year.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

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
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Horadrim.

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