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2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,717 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,398 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maryland to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

Check out the public health bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public Health

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year. Public Health majors at UMCP take out an average of $21,209 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $323.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMCP is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in Maryland.

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#2

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Out of the 4 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salisbury are $10,188 per year.

Full Public Health at Salisbury University Report

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Morgan State are $8,008 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Morgan State University

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for public health students working on their bachelor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $585.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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 Article 25 Flickr.

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