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2023 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

6 Colleges
$30,540 Avg Salary
$23,619 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health Associate Degree 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 Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular associate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Our analysis found Montgomery College to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maryland. Located in the small city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in public health at Montgomery College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Cecil College

North East, MD

Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Cecil College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cecil College is a small public school located in the rural area of North East.

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#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Howard Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Maryland. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, HCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Anne Arundel Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in public health at AACC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Read full report on Public Health at Anne Arundel Community College

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for public health students working on their associate degree. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Largo.

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Out of the 6 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bel Air, Harford Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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 6 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.

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