If you pursue a degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,163 degrees in public health to qualified students.
The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Public Health Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1324 public health students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available. Public Health degree recipients from Johns Hopkins University receive an earnings boost of about $16,807 over the typical income of public health graduates.
Any student who is interested in public health has to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 601 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the public health program make an average of $48,377 in the first couple years of working.
University of Maryland - Baltimore is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in public health. UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.
There were approximately 23 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the public health degree program at University of Maryland - Baltimore earn $9,762 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a degree in public health. Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.More information about a degree in public health from Towson University
Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 12th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 38 public health students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 7th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 19 public health students who graduated with this degree at Montgomery College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the public health major at University of Maryland Global Campus make $14,711 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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).
The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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