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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,233 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,719 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which 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 Schools in Maryland

Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for general social sciences students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $12,280 per year.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools 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 4 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).

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