2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland.
One thing to take note of is that Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Maryland. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
One thing to take note of is that Loyola Maryland does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 14 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 3 spot on the list.
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.
Out of the 14 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Towson. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hood College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Hood. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
McDaniel College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Since the graduate programs at McDaniel are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Salisbury University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Salisbury, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking.
UMBC 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mount St Mary’s University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Mount does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 48% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Coppin. In 2019-2020 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #11, Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that NDMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Frostburg State. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UMGC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Morgan State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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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