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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,414 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,728 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which 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 Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

#1

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Morgan State University the best value school in Maryland for sociology students. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Morgan State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Morgan State University Report

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #2 for overall quality for sociology in Maryland.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for sociology students. Located in the large 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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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

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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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