by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Maryland Schools For The Money For Those Making $0-$30k for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 13 schools in Maryland, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $0-$30k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Johns Hopkins University tops this year’s ranking as the best value (income $0-$30k) school for doctor’s degrees in Maryland for overall quality. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland list. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County has the honor of being ranked #4 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school located in College Park, Maryland.
University of Maryland - College Park has the honor of being ranked #2 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland list. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland.
Towson University has the honor of being ranked #6 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 13 doctor’s degree schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #5 spot on the list. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland.
Not only is Salisbury University a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in Maryland for overall quality.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore ranked #6 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland list. UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a small student population. It is a public school.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore has the honor of being ranked #13 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking, coming in at #7. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Maryland Global Campus is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Maryland.
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Frostburg State University landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and has a small student population. It is a public school.
Frostburg State University has the honor of being ranked #11 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Morgan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland list. This medium-sized public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland.
Not only is Morgan State University a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in Maryland for overall quality.
Hood College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking. Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Hood College has the honor of being ranked #9 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Baltimore did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking, coming in at #11. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. It is a public school.
University of Baltimore has the honor of being ranked #12 in Maryland for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Loyola University Maryland is ranked #5 for quality in the state of Maryland.
Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $0-$30k) in Maryland ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Notre Dame of Maryland University a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in Maryland for overall quality.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.