2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maryland
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Maryland to see which 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.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found Baltimore City Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school 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. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from Baltimore City Community College carry an average student debtload of $8,044.
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Out of the 32 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.
Chesapeake College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,552 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Health Professions majors at Chesapeake College take out an average of $6,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
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The excellent programs at Prince George’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.
PGCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,026 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that health professions majors at PGCC take out is $15,625.
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Out of the 32 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hagerstown Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized 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. Health Professions majors at HCC take out an average of $17,480 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great value for health professions students. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HCC are $7,380 per year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from HCC carry an average student debtload of $22,750.
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Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCBC are $6,918 a year. Health Professions majors at CCBC take out an average of $20,065 in student loans while working on their egree.
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College of Southern Maryland ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $7,050 per year. Health Professions majors at CSM take out an average of $10,949 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Frostburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frostburg State are $9,594 per year. Health Professions majors at Frostburg State take out an average of $23,675 in student loans while working on their egree.
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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $7,704 per year. After completing their degree, health professions graduates from UMGC carry an average student debtload of $23,533.
UMGC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Maryland list.
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Wor-Wic Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wor-Wic Community College are $6,720 per year. While working on their degree, health professions majors at Wor-Wic Community College accumulate an average of around $18,162 in student debt.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 25 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.