2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
General Social Sciences is the #44 most popular major in Maryland with 428 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at UMGC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,484.
UMGC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Coppin is a small public school located in the city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coppin are $6,809 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in Maryland. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $10,464 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from Towson carry an average student debtload of $21,699.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a small public school located in the small suburb of Frostburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from Frostburg State carry an average student debtload of $21,098.
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Request InformationBest Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 265 |
New York | 1,113 |
New Jersey | 738 |
District of Columbia | 1 |
Delaware | 147 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
Economics | 49,055 |
Sociology | 38,475 |
International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
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