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2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

6 Schools Ranked
$19,925 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate 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 6 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,227 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,227 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at Johns Hopkins, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 85% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
$16,995 Average Tuition & Fees
$19,566 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,566 in student loans.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMCP. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
$11,034 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Towson does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

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$14,814 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Maryland.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMBC. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
$10,256 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Maryland.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bowie State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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$9,342 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMGC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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