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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

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$89,269 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

About 79% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 21% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

Of the 202 students majoring in health professions at UMB, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Maryland University of Integrative Health helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 16 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 18 students majoring in health professions at UMCP, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 50% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Bowie State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bowie.

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#8

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #8, Towson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#10

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

University of Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UB is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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