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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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Finding the Best Public Health Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 74% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 26% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Maryland. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Of the 88 students majoring in public health at UMCP, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Maryland - College Park

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Maryland. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

About 67% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Maryland Global Campus

#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Baltimore. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

About 93% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 7% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

With a ranking of #7, Maryland University of Integrative Health did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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