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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

7 Graduate Certificates

$17,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the best value school in Maryland for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMB are $17,046 a year.

Full Public Health at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

13 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in Maryland

$16,995 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $16,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

334 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for public health students working on their graduate certificate. 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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