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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$25,667 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Maryland college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sociology

#1

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Morgan State University the best value school in Maryland for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Morgan State graduate students pay an average of $9,657 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Morgan State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

Full Sociology at University of Maryland - College Park Report

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 Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 192
Pennsylvania 54
New Jersey 32
District of Columbia 22
Delaware 6

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

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 Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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