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2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland

14 Colleges
$56,873 Avg Salary
$18,225 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

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 large 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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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly 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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Out of the 14 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

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 school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public health students. It came in at #6 on the list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#7

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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#8

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public health programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college 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 suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Harford Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,959
Pennsylvania 1,486
New Jersey 942
District of Columbia 833
Delaware 204

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

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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.

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