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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 1,113 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for 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 master's degree.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in Maryland for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 499 students majoring in public health at Johns Hopkins, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Full Public Health at Johns Hopkins University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 84% of the public health majors at the school.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - College Park Report

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. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in public health at UMGC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#4

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 7 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Baltimore landed the # 4 spot on the list. UB is a small public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at UB, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Morgan State University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public health at Morgan State, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Public Health at Morgan State University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in public health at UMB, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore

Maryland University of Integrative Health did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MUIH is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,647
Pennsylvania 848
New Jersey 281
District of Columbia 617
Delaware 29

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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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