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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

13 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 10,796 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Montgomery College the best school in Maryland for health professions students working on their associate degree. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Baltimore City Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

The excellent associate degree programs at Howard Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maryland. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Maryland. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Prince George’s Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Anne Arundel Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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#8

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

With a ranking of #8, Chesapeake College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

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#9

Cecil College

North East, MD

With a ranking of #9, Cecil College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Frederick Community College

Frederick, MD

Frederick Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a medium-sized 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 Jersey 12,728
Pennsylvania 32,882
New York 45,482
Delaware 2,277
District of Columbia 3,705

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

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).

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