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Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

18 Colleges
$43,116 Avg Salary
$21,919 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Health Professions Associate 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 18 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Baltimore County the most popular school in Maryland for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, CCBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anne Arundel Community College is a great place for health professions students working on their associate degree. AACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Arnold.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Howard Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maryland. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Allegany College of Maryland helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maryland. Located in the small city of Cumberland, Allegany College of Maryland is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 239 students majoring in health professions at Allegany College of Maryland, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Maryland. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

Of the 236 students majoring in health professions at Montgomery College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Harford Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Harford Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bel Air.

Of the 171 students majoring in health professions at Harford Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Prince George’s Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Hagerstown Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in the suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in health professions at HCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Baltimore City Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Baltimore City Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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).

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