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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$36,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,218 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

General Social Sciences is the #74 most popular major in Maryland with 66 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Social Sciences

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $11,034 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
New Jersey 28

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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