A doctor's degree in public health is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #34 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for public health students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 77 doctor's degrees in public health to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Doctor's Degree
The public health doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Health in Maryland ranking.
While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public health program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for public health.
Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Health in Maryland
Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public health.
Most Well Attended Schools for Public Health Students Working on Their Doctorate
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public health needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Maryland.
There were about 49 public health individuals who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the public health program earn an average of $77,800 for their early career.
University of Maryland - College Park is a popular option for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in public health. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Maryland.
There were roughly 16 public health students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public health has to check out Morgan State University. Morgan State is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public health in Maryland.
There were roughly 12 public health students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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).