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2023 Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,597 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Policy Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 167 degrees and certificates were awarded to public policy students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public policy students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Policy Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public Policy

Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore County to be the best value school for public policy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.

Full Public Policy at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

UMCP also made our Best Public Policy Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Public Policy at University of Maryland - College Park

Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Policy Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 104
Pennsylvania 205
New Jersey 135
District of Columbia 320
Delaware 2

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public policy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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