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2023 Most Popular 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Notre Dame of Maryland University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. NDMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 139 students majoring in education at NDMU, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full General Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

#3

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Goucher College is a great place 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.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Goucher College Report

#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

Read full report on General Education at Towson University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at UMBC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

With a ranking of #6, Frostburg State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public college with a small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

With a ranking of #7, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Of the 25 students majoring in education at Salisbury, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full General Education at Salisbury University Report

#8

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, MD

St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SMCM is a small public school located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at SMCM, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Full General Education at Loyola University Maryland Report

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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