2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

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With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 2,337 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree psychology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best General Psychology 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 University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read more about General Psychology at UMCP

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Towson also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at Towson

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k)

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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