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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 312 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #1 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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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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