2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Medicine in Maryland

Ranked #2 in popularity, medicine is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for medicine students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 281 doctor's degrees in medicine during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Medicine in Maryland

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine.

Most Well Attended Schools for Medicine Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

166 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Maryland - Baltimore is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in medicine. UMB is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in medicine from University of Maryland - Baltimore

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

115 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in medicine in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in medicine from Johns Hopkins University

Best Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	1,706
Pennsylvania	176	1,221
New Jersey	113	422
District of Columbia	81	460

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Medicine Related Rankings by Major

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medicine Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	281

Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	251
Nursing	180
Dentistry	132
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	94
Public Health	77
Health & Medical Administrative Services	17
Communication Sciences	17
Alternative Medicine & Systems	17
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	14
Mental & Social Health Services	12

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.