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2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$7,099 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Maryland to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Baltimore City Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baltimore City Community College are $3,314 a year.

Baltimore City Community College also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #2.

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#2

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

Out of the 13 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Chesapeake College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Chesapeake College are $5,552 a year.

Chesapeake College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Prince George’s Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

PGCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

PGCC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCBC are $6,918 a year.

CCBC also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $7,380 a year.

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College of Southern Maryland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Hagerstown Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a small student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Wor-Wic Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 a year.

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Frederick Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $7,444 per year.

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#10

Cecil College

North East, MD

Cecil College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public school with a small student population.

Cecil College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,070 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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.

  • 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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