2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

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 “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 355 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,900 and $21,781 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k list. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $0-$30k. Towson University is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 4 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Towson University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (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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