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2023 Best Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Maryland
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our 2023 rankings named Towson University the best school in Maryland for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4,692 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Full-time students from Maryland pay an average of $10,818 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Towson. Out-of-state students pay an average of $26,820. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Towson accumulate an average of $19,046 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Towson, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 36% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,708 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Students from Maryland who attend Salisbury full time pay an average of $10,396 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $20,872. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Salisbury accumulate an average of $21,308 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Salisbury does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 40% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, the large public school handed out 7,982 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $7,848 in tuition and fees if they attend UMGC full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $12,336. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from UMGC accumulate an average of $22,533 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
UMGC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stevenson University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Owings Mills, Maryland, and it awarded 736 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $38,738 to cover tuition and fees at Stevenson. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Stevenson accumulate an average of $25,258 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Stevenson does offer online classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Frostburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list. Frostburg State is a public institution located in Frostburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 968 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students from Maryland who attend Frostburg State full time pay an average of $9,804 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $24,684. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Frostburg State accumulate an average of $21,331 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Frostburg State does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 58% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the fairly large public school awarded 2,783 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maryland pay an average of $12,606 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend UMBC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $29,370. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,130 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UMBC does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 80% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 277 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $40,730 to cover tuition and fees at NDMU. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,516 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NDMU. In fact, around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Morgan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 964 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full-time students from Maryland pay an average of $8,008 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Morgan State. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $18,480. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,380 in student loans.
Morgan State does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
Coppin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Coppin State University is a small public school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 331 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
In-state students pay an average of $6,904 in tuition and fees if they attend Coppin full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $13,560. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Coppin accumulate an average of $27,741 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Coppin. In fact, around 58% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.