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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$7,903 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,818 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities students earned 9,515 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named College of Southern Maryland the best value school in Maryland for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSM are $7,050 a year.

CSM also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prince George’s Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PGCC are $6,026 a year.

PGCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their undergraduate certificate. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $6,918 per year.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Allegany College of Maryland landed the # 4 spot on the list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school located in the small city of Cumberland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $8,270 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at AACC are $8,900 per year.

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#6

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public school with a large student population.

Montgomery College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 9,619
Pennsylvania 3,589
New York 19,150
Delaware 649
District of Columbia 145

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 556,813

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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