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Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$39,099 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 6th in Maryland. In fact, 5,314 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland to see which doctor'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,601
Pennsylvania 8,021
New York 17,106
Delaware 865
District of Columbia 4,643

Social Sciences Majors to Study

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
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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