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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland

4 Colleges
$74,321 Avg Salary
$24,277 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Maryland. In total, 4,104 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Maryland.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which online programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in Maryland for nursing students. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, nursing graduates from UMGC carry an average student debtload of $19,328.

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#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Frostburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, nursing majors at Frostburg State accumulate an average of around $21,224 in student debt.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

On average, nursing graduates from Salisbury take out $26,199 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $393.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,708
Pennsylvania 11,477
New Jersey 5,648
District of Columbia 990
Delaware 1,267

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One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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