2023 Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Psychology Master'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.
The Best Value Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Psychology
Our 2023 rankings named Bowie State University the best value school in Maryland for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Bowie State University graduate students pay an average of $10,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $11,034 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #2 for overall quality for psychology in Maryland.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value psychology schools in Maryland. 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 graduate student at Morgan State are $9,657 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great value for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Frostburg State are $10,788 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best value schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.
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Loyola University Maryland landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree psychology programs. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.
Loyola Maryland also took the #3 spot in our Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.
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Request InformationBest Value Psychology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Psychology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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 7 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.