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2023 Best Value Economics Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$31,004 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,318 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Economics Master's Degree School for You

With 1,617 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, economics is the #12 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Economics 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 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for economics 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.

2023 Best Value Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Economics Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Economics

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for economics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Economics at University of Maryland - College Park

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value economics schools in Maryland. Located in the large 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.

Read full report on Economics at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 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, Johns Hopkins is ranked #1 for overall quality for economics in Maryland.

Read full report on Economics at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Economics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,416
New York 5,245
New Jersey 843
District of Columbia 739
Delaware 173

One of 12 majors within the area of study, economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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