2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,389 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $48,787 and had an average of $30,979 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 1,314 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,499 and $28,235 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer a degree in general education. That schools that top this list have a program in general education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland”.
Top 24 Most Focused Colleges for General Education in Maryland
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 137 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at NDMU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Goucher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Goucher College General Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s education degrees to 683 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Education at Johns Hopkins University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Allegany College of Maryland. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Allegany College of Maryland is a small public school situated in Cumberland, Maryland. It awarded 27 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Allegany College of Maryland General Education Report
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, St Mary’s College of Maryland landed the #5 spot on the list. SMCM is a public institution located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Education at St Mary’s College of Maryland
Frostburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #6. Frostburg State University is a public institution located in Frostburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 56 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Frostburg State
Wor-Wic Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. Wor-Wic Community College is a small school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 6 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Wor-Wic Community College
Garrett College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. Garrett Community College is located in McHenry, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Education at Garrett Community College
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 66 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Hagerstown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #10. Hagerstown Community College is located in Hagerstown, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at HCC
Carroll Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
Full Carroll Community College General Education Report
Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #12. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at CCBC
Towson University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. Towson is a fairly large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 60 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Towson
Salisbury University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. Salisbury, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Salisbury University
Howard Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #15. HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full HCC General Education Report
With a ranking of #16, Baltimore City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 4 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Baltimore City Community College General Education Report
Harford Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. Harford Community College is located in Bel Air, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Harford Community College General Education Report
College of Southern Maryland ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. College of Southern Maryland is a small school located in La Plata, Maryland that handed out 6 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at College of Southern Maryland
With a ranking of #19, Frederick Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Located in Frederick, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Education at Frederick Community College
With a ranking of #19, Prince George’s Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. Prince George’s Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Largo, Maryland. It awarded 0 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at PGCC
Montgomery College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #19. Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Montgomery College General Education Report
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 0 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Education at University of Maryland - College Park
With a ranking of #19, Cecil College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in North East, Maryland, and it awarded 0 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Cecil College
With a ranking of #19, Loyola University Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Education Major in Maryland list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 0 ’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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