2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best History Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history 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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History
Our 2023 rankings named Salisbury University the best value school in Maryland for history students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $10,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly 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.
UMCP also made our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for history students working on their master’s degree. UMBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMBC are $14,814 a year.
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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 3 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.