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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$18,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Goucher College the best value school in Maryland for general education students working on their master’s degree. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Goucher are $9,765 a year.

Full General Education at Goucher College Report

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Maryland. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Salisbury are $10,529 a year.

Full General Education at Salisbury University Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Towson are $11,034 a year.

Towson also made our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #4.

Full General Education at Towson University Report

#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

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

Frostburg State graduate students pay an average of $10,788 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Education at Frostburg State University

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $14,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

Notre Dame of Maryland 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 #6 on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

NDMU graduate students pay an average of $13,711 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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 Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Full General Education at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools 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.

  • 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 KOKUYO.

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