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2023 Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$19,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 5th in Maryland. In fact, 5,361 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Education

#1

Towson University

Towson, MD

Our analysis found Towson University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.

Read full report on Education at Towson University

#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Salisbury are $10,529 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Salisbury is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in Maryland.

Read full report on Education at Salisbury University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #1 for overall quality for education in Maryland.

Read full report on Education at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Frostburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Maryland. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Frostburg State are $10,788 per year.

Read full report on Education at Frostburg State University

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Morgan State are $9,657 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NDMU are $13,711 per year.

Full Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University Report

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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