2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

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Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 2,510 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,027 and $23,504 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 965 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$12,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$86,774 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school handed out 821 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

UMGC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Global Campus are $12,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at UMGC

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$96,183 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins Information Technology Report

#3

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are $16,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Information Technology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

#4

Hood College

Frederick, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$9,070 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hood College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid. Frederick, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Hood also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hood are $9,070, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Technology at Hood College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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