2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Maryland

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 205,726 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 5,322 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,231 and $23,719 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best for maryland doctor’s degree social sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences 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 UMCP are $30,885.

Full UMCP Social Sciences Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 22 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland doctor’s degree social sciences students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#3 in overall quality

$21,078 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #2 spot on the list. UMBC is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maryland doctor’s degree social sciences students list, UMBC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Social Sciences Report

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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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