2023 Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You
With 387 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, criminology is the #49 most popular major in Maryland.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Criminology Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for criminology 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Criminology
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for criminology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.
UMCP also made our Best Criminology Master’s Degree 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 University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public college with a small student population.
UMES graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 713 |
| New York | 578 |
| New Jersey | 222 |
| District of Columbia | 12 |
| Delaware | 190 |
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Majors Related to Criminology
Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Criminology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.