2023 Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Bachelor's Degree School for You
History is the #20 most popular major in Maryland with 617 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for history students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in History
Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
UMGC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,704 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMGC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Salisbury undergraduate students pay an average of $10,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Maryland. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year.
UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for history students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the suburb of St. Mary's City, SMCM is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCM are $15,124 a year.
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McDaniel College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McDaniel are $46,336 a year.
McDaniel did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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Mount St Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.
The Mount undergraduate students pay an average of $44,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola University Maryland landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree history programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Maryland are $53,530 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Loyola Maryland is ranked #4 for overall quality for history in Maryland.
Request InformationBest Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 735 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,235 |
| New York | 2,677 |
| Delaware | 68 |
| District of Columbia | 258 |
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Majors Related to History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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 Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.