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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for trade school students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, the large public school awarded 7,982 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,533 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UMGC. In 2020-2021 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UMGC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in Maryland. Located in Towson, Maryland, the fairly large public school awarded 4,692 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Towson are $26,820 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $19,046 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Towson. In 2020-2021 about 36% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Towson also took the #1 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury University is a medium-sized public school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 1,708 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Salisbury are $20,872 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,308 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Salisbury does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2020-2021 year, about 40% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Salisbury also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Frostburg State University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, the small public school awarded 968 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
Frostburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,684 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,331 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Frostburg State does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Frostburg State also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Coppin State University is a great place for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 331 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $13,560 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,741 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Coppin does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Morgan State are $18,480 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,380 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Morgan State. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 60% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree trade school programs. This fairly large public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2,783 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $29,370 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $20,130 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at UMBC. During the 2020-2021 year, about 80% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Stevenson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owings Mills, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 736 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Stevenson undergraduate students pay an average of $38,738 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,258 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Stevenson does offer online classes in some areas. 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.
Stevenson also took the #4 spot in our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Maryland rankings.
Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NDMU is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 277 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NDMU are $40,730 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,516 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
NDMU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 64% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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