2023 Best Value Education Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 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.
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2023 Best Value Education Schools in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hood College the best value school in Maryland for education students. Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hood are $43,140 a year.
Hood also made our Best Education Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great value for education students. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McDaniel are $46,336 a year.
McDaniel also made our Best Education Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.
Coppin undergraduate students pay an average of $6,809 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $10,188 per year.
University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Frostburg State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $9,594 per year.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $12,280 per year.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Education Schools in Maryland rankings.
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With a ranking of #10, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.
Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 18,389 |
Pennsylvania | 7,877 |
New Jersey | 3,752 |
District of Columbia | 816 |
Delaware | 739 |
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Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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.
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