2025 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Health Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #3 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,859 master's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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

Your choice of health professions for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a master'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 health professions students go into to obtain their master'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 health professions related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

10 Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1,173 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in health professions. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

646 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health professions. UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Maryland - Baltimore

3

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

176 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in health professions. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Maryland - College Park

4

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

44 Annual Graduates

Loyola University Maryland is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in health professions. Located in the city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Loyola University Maryland

5

Towson University
Towson, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

143 Annual Graduates

Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a master’s in health professions from Towson University

6

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

191 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from University of Maryland Global Campus

7

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Frostburg State University

8

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Owings Mills, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Stevenson University

9

Hood College
Frederick, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Frederick, Hood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in health professions from Hood College

10

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Bowie State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Bowie.More information about a master’s in health professions from Bowie State University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	10,072
Pennsylvania	34	7,477
New Jersey	32	1,659
District of Columbia	32	1,724
Delaware	24	396

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Health	712
Nursing	633
Health & Medical Administrative Services	447
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	281
Mental & Social Health Services	207
Allied Health Professions	149
Communication Sciences	118
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	62
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	57
Alternative Medicine & Systems	29

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.