2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services School for You
Human Services is the #82 most popular major in Maryland with 167 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Human Services Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best value experiences for human services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 in Human Services
Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the best value school in Maryland for human services students. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Towson take out is $21,517. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $273.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Baltimore is a great value for human services students. UB is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
UB undergraduate students pay an average of $9,364 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from UB carry an average student debtload of $39,500.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 434 |
| New York | 1,578 |
| New Jersey | 104 |
| District of Columbia | 19 |
| Delaware | 268 |
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Majors Related to Human Services
Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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 University of the Fraser Valley.
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