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

If you pursue a master's degree in allied health professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #18 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Master's Degree

The allied health master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in allied health professions.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

45 Annual Graduates

$117,925 Median Starting Salary

University of Maryland - Baltimore is a good decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Master's students who receive their degree from the allied health program earn an average of $117,925 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Maryland - Baltimore

2

Towson University
Towson, MD

32 Annual Graduates

$118,584 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Towson University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, allied health master's recipients typically earn around $118,584 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Towson University

3

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to take a look at Frostburg State University. Frostburg State is a small public university located in the town of Frostburg.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Frostburg State University

4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

It is hard to beat University of Maryland Eastern Shore if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. UMES is a small public university located in the town of Princess Anne.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	1,260
Pennsylvania	248	1,308
New Jersey	188	108
District of Columbia	154	76
Delaware	109	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

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

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	102
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	8
Athletic Training	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health	969
Nursing	629
Health & Medical Administrative Services	423
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	264
Mental & Social Health Services	194
Communication Sciences	114
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	92
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	85
Alternative Medicine & Systems	43
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	30

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.