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Best Value Degrees in Maryland (2026)

Top 100 of 342 programs in Maryland · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Maryland, ranked by overall value. We scored 342 programs across Maryland schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $62,140/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MD

342

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$62,140/yr

Avg DW Score

81/100

#1 Program

Public Administration

University of Maryland Global Campus

Top Programs in Maryland

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Public Administration University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	92 87–94	$74,053/yr	High	22.2x
2	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	91 85–91	$92,323/yr	High	30.5x
3	Business Administration University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	91 85–92	$62,634/yr	High	23.8x
4	Business Administration University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	90 83–92	$65,842/yr	High	21.2x
5	Finance University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	89 82–93	$75,689/yr	Very High	24.3x
6	Nursing (RN/BSN) Coppin State University · Baltimore, MD	90 83–90	$76,661/yr	High	34.1x
7	Nursing (RN/BSN) Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	90 84–89	$82,617/yr	High	24.2x
8	Criminal Justice University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	87 83–87	$55,479/yr	Moderate	20.5x
9	Management Science & Analytics University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	91 82–93	$72,304/yr	Very High	22.9x
10	Nursing (RN/BSN) Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	89 83–89	$75,641/yr	High	28.5x
11	Nursing (RN/BSN) Bowie State University · Bowie, MD	88 81–88	$70,278/yr	High	27.8x
12	IT Management University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	88 79–91	$73,797/yr	Very High	31.2x
13	Computer & Information Science University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	89 79–91	$75,619/yr	Very High	31.5x
14	Finance University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	87 80–90	$61,003/yr	Very High	24.5x
15	Nursing (RN/BSN) Towson University · Towson, MD	88 83–86	$80,344/yr	High	18.0x
16	Health Administration Coppin State University · Baltimore, MD	87 81–88	$54,613/yr	High	18.5x
17	Computer Science University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	89 78–90	$99,756/yr	Very High	20.7x
18	Nursing (RN/BSN) Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	88 82–85	$76,477/yr	High	17.6x
19	Business (General) University of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	86 80–87	$52,329/yr	High	17.3x
20	Business Administration Bowie State University · Bowie, MD	85 80–87	$50,683/yr	High	17.5x
21	Teacher Education (General) Coppin State University · Baltimore, MD	84 81–84	$53,215/yr	High	18.0x
22	Health Administration University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	85 78–87	$50,928/yr	High	19.6x
23	Computer Science University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	87 75–89	$83,684/yr	Very High	20.1x
24	Accounting University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	84 76–88	$69,821/yr	Very High	20.6x
25	Computer & Information Science Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	87 76–88	$66,950/yr	Very High	23.9x
26	Business Administration Towson University · Towson, MD	85 79–87	$54,772/yr	High	16.3x
27	Criminal Justice University of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	82 78–82	$48,991/yr	Moderate	15.2x
28	Information Science University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	86 76–88	$72,140/yr	Very High	29.7x
29	Accounting University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	84 76–87	$58,863/yr	Very High	23.2x
30	International Business University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	85 78–87	$61,199/yr	Very High	17.8x
31	Allied Health & Diagnostic Professions Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	83 80–82	$80,088/yr	Moderate	16.9x
32	Business Administration Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	84 77–86	$49,278/yr	High	16.6x
33	Finance Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	82 75–86	$54,776/yr	Very High	18.4x
34	Computer Science Towson University · Towson, MD	86 73–89	$71,795/yr	Very High	23.5x
35	Teacher Education (General) Bowie State University · Bowie, MD	81 80–80	$52,619/yr	High	15.2x
36	Information Science University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	84 72–87	$70,344/yr	Very High	23.7x
37	Computer & Information Science Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	84 71–88	$59,653/yr	Very High	25.8x
38	Accounting Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	82 75–86	$62,889/yr	Very High	18.6x
39	Security Science and Technology University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	82 75–84	$47,496/yr	High	22.4x
40	Agricultural Business University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	79 73–83	$53,081/yr	High	17.0x
41	Accounting Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	82 75–85	$56,040/yr	Very High	19.8x
42	Accounting Towson University · Towson, MD	82 74–85	$64,012/yr	Very High	17.2x
43	Health Administration University of Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	83 77–83	$53,551/yr	High	12.7x
44	Computer Engineering University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	84 73–86	$86,444/yr	Very High	20.5x
45	Computer Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	85 75–87	$95,847/yr	Very High	19.8x
46	Computer & Information Science St. Mary's College of Maryland · St. Mary's City, MD	83 71–85	$72,926/yr	Very High	14.7x
47	Criminal Justice Bowie State University · Bowie, MD	77 73–79	$41,367/yr	Moderate	15.6x
48	Human Resources University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	80 75–82	$53,685/yr	High	21.1x
49	Teacher Education (General) University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	78 78–77	$53,054/yr	High	12.3x
50	Economics University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	80 72–83	$58,650/yr	Very High	17.9x
51	Computer & Information Science Towson University · Towson, MD	81 67–85	$53,171/yr	Very High	19.6x
52	Business (General) Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	81 76–80	$55,431/yr	High	10.6x
53	Criminal Justice Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	76 71–79	$40,844/yr	Moderate	15.1x
54	Social Sciences, General University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	79 76–79	$50,557/yr	High	15.8x
55	Political Science University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	80 75–82	$62,476/yr	Very High	21.0x
56	Information Science University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	81 68–84	$63,334/yr	Very High	18.2x
57	Marketing University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	79 72–82	$61,578/yr	Very High	18.8x
58	Business Administration Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	80 73–82	$40,361/yr	High	17.3x
59	Construction Management Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	81 75–82	$64,392/yr	High	18.8x
60	Information Science Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	82 70–83	$61,290/yr	Very High	19.1x
61	Teacher Education (General) Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	78 77–76	$50,544/yr	High	11.9x
62	Health Administration Towson University · Towson, MD	78 70–81	$46,325/yr	High	13.6x
63	Computer & Information Science Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	82 70–82	$67,315/yr	Very High	14.0x
64	Teacher Education (General) Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	79 78–78	$51,236/yr	High	11.2x
65	Accounting Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	77 68–82	$49,013/yr	Very High	17.1x
66	Teacher Education (General) Towson University · Towson, MD	77 77–75	$51,749/yr	High	11.2x
67	Information Science Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	81 70–82	$71,167/yr	Very High	14.7x
68	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Towson University · Towson, MD	78 75–77	$51,209/yr	High	11.6x
69	Nursing (RN/BSN) Washington Adventist University · Takoma Park, MD	79 75–77	$85,352/yr	High	7.5x
70	Marketing University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	77 71–79	$50,094/yr	Very High	18.2x
71	Economics University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	76 68–79	$54,859/yr	Very High	13.9x
72	Information Science Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	81 71–81	$55,711/yr	Very High	16.2x
73	Medical Laboratory Science Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	75 73–73	$67,679/yr	Moderate	14.9x
74	Information Science Towson University · Towson, MD	77 63–81	$50,067/yr	Very High	18.1x
75	Chemistry Towson University · Towson, MD	76 69–78	$52,765/yr	High	16.5x
76	Mathematics University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	77 68–79	$79,129/yr	Very High	21.1x
77	Teacher Education (Subject-Specific) Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	76 72–76	$45,808/yr	High	12.0x
78	Economics Towson University · Towson, MD	76 68–79	$50,910/yr	Very High	14.9x
79	Criminal Justice Coppin State University · Baltimore, MD	70 66–73	$31,419/yr	Moderate	17.4x
80	Computer Science Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	79 67–79	$54,349/yr	Very High	12.6x
81	IT Management Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	77 68–78	$51,247/yr	Very High	11.8x
82	Business Administration Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	78 73–77	$43,670/yr	High	9.9x
83	IT Management University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	72 61–78	$46,286/yr	Very High	13.5x
84	Computer & Information Science University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD	74 58–79	$38,293/yr	Very High	23.0x
85	Criminal Justice University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD	72 69–72	$37,393/yr	Moderate	12.5x
86	Industrial Engineering Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	76 70–76	$74,047/yr	High	21.8x
87	Marketing Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	74 68–77	$51,157/yr	Very High	14.8x
88	Computer & Information Science Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD	74 63–78	$109,514/yr	Very High	6.2x
89	Nursing (RN/BSN) University of Maryland Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	73 67–73	$78,568/yr	High	—
90	Aerospace Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	73 67–74	$78,631/yr	High	22.1x
91	Chemistry University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	73 64–76	$46,140/yr	High	16.0x
92	Electrical Engineering Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	74 67–77	$78,033/yr	Very High	31.1x
93	Nursing (RN/BSN) Notre Dame of Maryland University · Baltimore, MD	74 69–73	$83,354/yr	High	4.6x
94	Nursing (RN/BSN) Stevenson University · Owings Mills, MD	74 68–73	$79,709/yr	High	4.8x
95	Criminal Justice Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	71 69–72	$43,405/yr	Moderate	8.9x
96	Business Administration Loyola University Maryland · Baltimore, MD	72 65–74	$60,656/yr	High	3.1x
97	Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate) University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	69 66–70	$54,304/yr	Moderate	24.8x
98	Electrical Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	74 67–76	$85,500/yr	Very High	22.5x
99	Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	73 66–75	$76,485/yr	Very High	21.3x
100	Human Development & Family Studies University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	70 67–71	$41,157/yr	High	11.2x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Maryland colleges and universities, drawn from 342 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Maryland?

By DegreeWorth Score, Public Administration at University of Maryland Global Campus ranks #1 in Maryland with a score of 92/100 and graduate earnings of $74,053/yr.

How many college programs are in Maryland?

Our database includes 342 programs across Maryland colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.