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2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, general education students earned 1,286 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

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The Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in General Education

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Goucher College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Maryland. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#7

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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