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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland

15 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Maryland to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

#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 degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Johns Hopkins take out is $16,088. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $585.

Full Public Health at Johns Hopkins University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 Global Campus is a great place for public health students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#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 Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at University of Baltimore Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#6

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Salisbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

With a ranking of #7, Montgomery College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

#10

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Maryland list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

Full Public Health at Cecil College Report

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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 15 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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