2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 2,865 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 9th in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for psychology 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year.
UMGC also took the #3 spot in our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Bowie State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,562 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Towson are $10,464 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great value for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.
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Coppin State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree psychology programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $6,809 per year.
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Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
Frostburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Salisbury University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
Salisbury undergraduate students pay an average of $10,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $12,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of Baltimore came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UB are $9,364 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 4,503 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,472 |
| New York | 15,415 |
| Delaware | 417 |
| District of Columbia | 939 |
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Majors Related to Psychology
Psychology Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 141,695 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 33,758 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 17,542 |
| Other Psychology | 2,683 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Psychology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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 Nevit Dilmen.
More about our data sources and methodologies.