2025 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

a bachelor's degree in allied health professions is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Allied Health

1

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

30 Annual Graduates

$80,088 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions has to look into Salisbury University. Salisbury is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Soon after graduating, allied health bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $80,088 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Salisbury University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

16 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	652
Pennsylvania	274	541
New Jersey	193	99
Delaware	130	23
District of Columbia	126	36

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Respiratory Care Therapy	30
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16
Athletic Training	10
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,569
Public Health	750
Health & Medical Administrative Services	347
Communication Sciences	186
Other Health Professions	108
Health/Medical Prep Programs	64
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	31
Health Sciences & Services	17
Dental Support Services	13
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.