2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in Maryland

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,287 people earned their degree in general physics, making the major the 57th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 320 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general physics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s general physics students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Full University of Maryland - College Park General Physics Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 10 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Physics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078.

Read full report on General Physics at UMBC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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