2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
2Colleges
677Bachelor's Degrees
$32,250Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Public Health is the #16 most popular major in Maryland with 677 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.5% of all the public health bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public health program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Maryland
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public health.
Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Johns Hopkins University has taken the #1 spot in this year's public health ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in Maryland ranking.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 students at Johns Hopkins are exclusively online. 14,794 of Johns Hopkins students are attending part time.
University of Maryland - College Park earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Public Health in Maryland ranking.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
References
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).
Public Health is the #16 most popular major in Maryland with 677 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.5% of all the public health bachelor's degrees in the country.
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