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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$15,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree 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 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.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Hood College

Frederick, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in Maryland for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hood are $9,080 per year.

Hood did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McDaniel College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McDaniel is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in Maryland.

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#3

Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Coppin are $7,902 a year.

Read full report on Education at Coppin State University

#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Towson University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.

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#5

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for education students working on their master’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.

Read full report on Education at Salisbury University

University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $9,342 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

With a ranking of #7, Frostburg State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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.

Full Education at Frostburg State University Report

#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. 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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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.

Loyola Maryland did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#10

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

With a ranking of #10, Mount St Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Emmitsburg, The Mount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Mount are $13,676 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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