2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational/Instructional Technology is the 129th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Maryland, there were 148 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 103 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational/instructional technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational/instructional technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational/instructional technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 53 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Maryland Global Campus

Adelphi, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$12,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMGC is a large school located in Adelphi, Maryland that handed out 42 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMGC also made our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMGC are $12,132.

Full University of Maryland Global Campus Educational/Instructional Technology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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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