2024 Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

a master's degree in economics is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #41 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of economics. Combined, these schools handed out 356 master's degrees in economics to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 economics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other economics 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt economics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized economics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Economics Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for economics students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Economics

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

292 Annual Graduates

$95,401 Median Starting Salary

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in economics. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Students who graduate with their master's from the economics program state that they receive average early career income of $95,401.

More information about a master’s in economics from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

58 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in economics needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a master’s in economics from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Economics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	517
Pennsylvania	248	115
New Jersey	188	56
District of Columbia	154	234
Delaware	109	36

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Economics Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Economics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Economics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	336
General Economics	20

Most Popular Majors Related to Economics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	497
Political Science & Government	112
Geography & Cartography	54
General Social Sciences	43
Sociology	28
Urban Studies	15
Anthropology	6
Other Social Sciences	6

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 pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.