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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$22,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 310,601 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 5,119 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,406 and $30,917 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree education students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $30-$48k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 54 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #3 spot on the list. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’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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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k. Salisbury, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Salisbury also made our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salisbury are $15,543, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bowie, Maryland. It awarded 12 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281.

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#6

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Frostburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Frostburg State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Frostburg State are $12,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Education at Frostburg State University

#6 in overall quality

Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NDMU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NDMU are $11,046, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NDMU Education Report

#8

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

Morgan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State are $17,339, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

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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