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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$52,245 Avg Salary
$20,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 4,839 degrees and certificates from a Maryland school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maryland. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#3

Towson University

Towson, MD

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 Health Professions Schools in Maryland list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maryland. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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The excellent programs at Bowie State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maryland. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. UMES is a small public school located in the town of Princess Anne.

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#9

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

With a ranking of #9, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 17,960
Pennsylvania 14,303
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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