2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland
Finding the Best Public Health School for You
In 2020-2021, public health students earned 1,786 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Health Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in Maryland for public health students. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
On average, public health graduates from Johns Hopkins take out $16,088 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $585.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
Public Health majors at UMCP take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for public health students. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 14 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.
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Cecil College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.
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Howard Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Anne Arundel Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public Health Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Harford Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 2,959 |
Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
New Jersey | 942 |
District of Columbia | 833 |
Delaware | 204 |
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Public Health Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- 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 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 Article 25 Flickr.
More about our data sources and methodologies.