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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Education Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 697 students majoring in education at Johns Hopkins, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#2

Loyola University Maryland

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 22 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Maryland landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

The in-demand master’s degree programs at McDaniel College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Maryland. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 205 students majoring in education at UMCP, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 188 students majoring in education at NDMU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Goucher College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.

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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 124 students majoring in education at UMGC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Frostburg State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the suburb of Frostburg.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 22 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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