2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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The Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 22 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 697 students in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Maryland is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 400 students in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Loyola Maryland, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 306 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Towson. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at McDaniel College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Maryland. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Westminster, Maryland, and it awarded 212 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
McDaniel is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Maryland. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 205 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMCP. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 188 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NDMU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
Goucher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Goucher is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 139 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 76% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Goucher. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. This large public school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 124 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you 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.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 108 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMBC. 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.
Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, the small public school handed out 93 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Frostburg State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 83% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Salisbury University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Salisbury. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Hood College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.
Hood does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 43% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #13, Bowie State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.
Bowie State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mount St Mary’s University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. The Mount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at The Mount. 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.
Stevenson University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Stevenson University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Stevenson, Maryland that handed out 27 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Stevenson is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. SMCM is a small public school situated in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. It awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, SMCM is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. UMES is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 62% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UMES. In 2019-2020 about 11% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out MICA. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Strayer University - Maryland landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. This small private for-profit school is located in Suitland, Maryland, and it awarded 17 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Strayer University - Maryland are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Morgan State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the medium-sized public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Morgan State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #21, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Coppin is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Coppin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 36% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Washington Adventist University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Washington Adventist University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- 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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