2023 Best Value Healthcare Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Maryland to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland
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Our analysis found Salisbury University to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Maryland. Salisbury University is a medium-sized public school located in Salisbury, Maryland that handed out 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $15,765 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Salisbury. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Salisbury also took the #1 spot in our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Towson are $19,890 a year.
Towson does have options available for those who want to take online graduate 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 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Towson not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Coppin State University is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Coppin is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Coppin are $13,212 per year.
One thing to take note of is that Coppin does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, the small public school handed out 53 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMES are $17,160 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at UMES, 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 11% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s value ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 a year.
Online graduate 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 40% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree healthcare programs. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
One thing to take note of is that UMCP does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Maryland are $18,600 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loyola Maryland does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Loyola Maryland also made our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.
With a ranking of #8, Notre Dame of Maryland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
NDMU graduate students pay an average of $13,711 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NDMU. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 288 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Johns Hopkins. During the 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 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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