2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Healthcare 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. This report analyzed 14 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the best value school in Maryland for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 485 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $26,230 in student loans.
UMGC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, the small public school handed out 177 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $24,080 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,481 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Frostburg State. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Frostburg State also took the #2 spot in our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in Maryland. Located in College Park, Maryland, the large public school awarded 453 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMCP are $38,638 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,266 in student loans.
Online courses are available at UMCP, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UMCP also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in Towson, Maryland, the large public school awarded 681 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Towson are $25,516 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,133 in student loans.
Towson does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Towson is ranked #4 for overall quality in Maryland.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salisbury University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Salisbury is a public institution located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 162 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Salisbury undergraduate students pay an average of $20,458 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,988 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Salisbury does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small public school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 109 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Coppin undergraduate students pay an average of $13,334 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,743 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Coppin does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Bowie State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in Bowie, Maryland that handed out 35 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Bowie State University are $19,302 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $29,449 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at Bowie State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, the small public school handed out 19 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
UMES undergraduate students pay an average of $19,343 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $28,545 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UMES. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Morgan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree healthcare programs. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 49 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Morgan State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,480 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,596 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Morgan State, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,470 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,489 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at UMBC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 100% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Stevenson University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Stevenson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stevenson, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 224 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stevenson are $38,168 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $27,754 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Stevenson does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 77% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Stevenson also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Johns Hopkins are $58,720 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,393 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Johns Hopkins. In fact, around 100% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Johns Hopkins also made our Best Healthcare Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.
Notre Dame of Maryland University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree healthcare programs. NDMU is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 110 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NDMU are $39,745 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,846 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NDMU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Loyola University Maryland landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree healthcare programs. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 24 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Maryland are $53,530 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,043 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Loyola Maryland. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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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