BALTIMORE, Md. – For the second straight year, Money.com recognized Notre Dame of Maryland University’s graduate education programs as a top-value leader on its 2025 Best Grad Schools rankings, awarding NDMU with the highest possible score.

Notre Dame was the only Maryland university to appear in this year’s Best Education Master’s Programs for Your Money ranking, recognizing the top 32 programs from across the United States. NDMU was one of 12 institutions to receive a perfect 5-star rating. Only the colleges and universities ranked with four stars or higher appear on the Money.com list.

NDMU’s School of Education offers a variety of innovative graduate teacher education programs. Compared to other Maryland colleges and university, NDMU provides more programs in critical teacher-shortage fields, including STEM, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), gifted and talented, and special education. The School of Education programs are nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Money.com partnered with College Factual to produce its Best Grad Schools rankings, highlighting the nation’s best-value schools that offer graduates the best return on their investment.

Established in 1895, Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) is a private, Catholic institution in Baltimore, Maryland, with the mission to educate leaders to transform the world. Notre Dame has been named one of the best "Regional Universities North" by U.S. News & World Report.