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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,499 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education 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 Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in General Education

#1

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD
$48,200 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Goucher are $48,200 per year.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $10,188 per year.

Salisbury did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best General Education Schools in Maryland list.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD
$10,464 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year.

Towson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Education Schools in Maryland list.

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#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD
$9,594 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Frostburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

Frostburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

$39,745 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

NDMU undergraduate students pay an average of $39,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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