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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$16,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Maryland Global Campus to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMGC is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Maryland.

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#2

Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Frostburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Frostburg State are $9,594 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP undergraduate students pay an average of $10,955 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a very large student population.

Towson undergraduate students pay an average of $10,464 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year.

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Coppin State University

Baltimore, MD

Coppin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Coppin are $6,809 per year.

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Bowie State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowie State University are $8,562 per year.

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University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Princess Anne, UMES is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMES are $8,724 a year.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMB are $11,899 a year.

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Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 15 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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