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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 355 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,900 and $21,781 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 social sciences 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 34 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Johns Hopkins General Social Sciences Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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