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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$8,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Maryland to see which undergraduate 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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Baltimore City Community College the best value school in Maryland for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baltimore City Community College are $3,314 per year.

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Out of the 18 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Hagerstown Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $6,390 a year.

HCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland rankings.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Prince George’s Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PGCC are $6,026 a year.

PGCC also made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #5.

Full Health Professions at Prince George’s Community College Report

#4

Chesapeake College

Wye Mills, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chesapeake College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wye Mills.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chesapeake College are $5,552 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Maryland. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $7,050 per year.

CSM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

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Community College of Baltimore County did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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#7

Wor-Wic Community College

Salisbury, MD

Wor-Wic Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the rural area of Salisbury, Wor-Wic Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Wor-Wic Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Allegany College of Maryland ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Allegany College of Maryland are $8,270 per year.

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#9

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

Howard Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carroll Community College

Westminster, MD

Carroll Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Carroll Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Westminster.

Carroll Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,798 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 18 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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