2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Public Health is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 1,786 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Maryland - Baltimore to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.
UMB graduate students pay an average of $17,046 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - College Park is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.
UMCP also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year. The average amount in student loans that public health majors at Johns Hopkins take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $17,315.
Johns Hopkins also made our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
Request InformationBest Value Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Health Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,486 |
| New York | 2,959 |
| New Jersey | 942 |
| District of Columbia | 833 |
| Delaware | 204 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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