2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maryland to see which graduate certificate 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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions
Our analysis found Bowie State University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Maryland. 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 graduate students at Bowie State University are $10,256 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMB are $17,046 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $16,995 per year.
UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMBC are $14,814 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Maryland University of Integrative Health is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. MUIH is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Laurel.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at MUIH are $15,363 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.
Johns Hopkins also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.
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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 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.