2024 Best Finance Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Finance is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #42 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for finance students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 master's degrees in finance during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on finance students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other finance students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized finance related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for finance students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The finance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Finance Master's Degree Schools in Maryland.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Finance in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in finance.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Finance

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

47 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a master's degree in finance. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in finance from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in finance. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in finance from Johns Hopkins University

Best Finance Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	238
Pennsylvania	607	410
New Jersey	346	39
District of Columbia	334	141
Delaware	151	149

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Finance Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Finance & Financial Management area of study, Finance has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Dave Dugdale. More about our data sources and methodologies.