2024 Best General Public Health Schools in Maryland

Ranked #39 in popularity, general public health is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general public health. Combined, these schools handed out 686 degrees in general public health to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Public Health Schools List

Choosing a Great General Public Health School

The general public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Public Health rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Public Health School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Pick Your General Public Health Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Public Health Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

 

Best Schools for General Public Health in Maryland

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 general public health degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Maryland Schools in General Public Health

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MD

542 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general public health. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 542 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MD

89 General Public Health Degrees Awarded

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general public health. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were about 89 general public health students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from University of Maryland - College Park

3

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MD

Every student who is interested in general public health has to check out University of Maryland - Baltimore. UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

There were about 15 general public health students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from University of Maryland - Baltimore

4

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MD

Morgan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general public health. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 25 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Morgan State University

5

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MD

AACC is a large public college located in the suburb of Arnold. A Best Colleges rank of #525 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means AACC is a great college overall.

There were about 4 general public health students who graduated with this degree at AACC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general public health from Anne Arundel Community College

6

Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7th Most Popular In MD

PGCC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Largo. This college ranks 14th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 1 general public health students who graduated with this degree at PGCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general public health from Prince George’s Community College

7

Cecil College
North East, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MD

70.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 35th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 10 general public health students who graduated with this degree at Cecil College in the most recent data year.

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Best General Public Health Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	1,386
Pennsylvania	978	671
New Jersey	614	647
District of Columbia	441	117
Delaware	345	38

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General Public Health Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Public Health area of study, General Public Health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Public Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Public Health	421
Environmental Health	212
International Public Health/International Health	129
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	103
Public Health Education and Promotion	90
Maternal and Child Health	76
Health Services Administration	62
Behavioral Aspects of Health	16
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene	7

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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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.