2024 Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you plan on getting your master's degree in liberal arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #123 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for liberal arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 64 master's degrees in liberal arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Liberal Arts in Maryland

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Liberal Studies

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in liberal arts. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from Johns Hopkins University

2

St John's College
Annapolis, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat St John's College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in liberal arts. St. John's Annapolis is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Annapolis.More information about a master’s in liberal arts from St John’s College

 

Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	263
Pennsylvania	607	29
New Jersey	346	12
District of Columbia	334	15
Delaware	151	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Studies

One of 3 majors within the Liberal Arts General Studies area of study, Liberal Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Liberal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Individualized Studies	14
Humanities	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.