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2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

10 Schools Ranked
$19,925 Avg Student Debt

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,227 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,227 in student loans.

Online graduate courses are available at Johns Hopkins, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland
$9,080 Average Tuition & Fees
$16,880 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Hood accumulate an average of $16,880 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Hood does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Hood College Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
$11,034 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Towson does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
$16,995 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,566 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,566 in loans while pursuing their degree.

UMCP does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 75% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$14,814 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 5 spot on the list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMBC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#6

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland
$9,568 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,375 Avg Student Debt

McDaniel College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

Graduate Certificate recipients from McDaniel accumulate an average of $17,375 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out McDaniel. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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#7

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
$10,529 Average Tuition & Fees

Salisbury University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teaching programs.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salisbury does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Salisbury University Report

$9,342 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMGC. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, Maryland

Mount St Mary’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking.

One thing to take note of is that The Mount does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.

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#10

Notre Dame of Maryland University

Baltimore, Maryland
$13,711 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Online graduate courses are available at NDMU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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