Each year, roughly 0.1% of Maryland students graduate with degrees in healthcare administration. Thus, Maryland's 12 healthcare administration schools put out approximately 112 healthcare administrators each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Maryland that has a healthcare administration program is Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins University, which was ranked 12th in the country in 2010, is located in Baltimore. 74 students graduated with a degree in healthcare administration from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. Johns Hopkins University charged in-state students $40,680 in tuition fees per year.

The second-ranked school in Maryland with a healthcare administration program is Towson University, which is located in Baltimore. In 2010, it was ranked 28th nationwide. In 2010, 23 students graduated from Towson University healthcare administration program. Towson University charged in-state students $7,656 in tuition fees per year.

Frostburg State University, which is located in Frostburg, is the third-ranked school in Maryland that has a healthcare administration program. It received a ranking of 42nd in the country in 2010. 1 students graduated with degree in healthcare administration from Frostburg State University in 2010. Frostburg State University charged in-state students $6,904 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

Tuition at Maryland's healthcare administration schools ranges from $40,680 per year to $2,716 per year. But, the average tuition is $10,390 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Maryland healthcare administration schools were charged at the following schools:

1. Johns Hopkins University - located in Baltimore, students are charged $40,680 per year
2. Washington Adventist University - located in Takoma Park, students are charged $20,180 per year
3. University of Phoenix-Maryland Campus - located in Columbia, students are charged $11,880 per year

The healthcare administration schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Maryland were:

1. Hagerstown Community College - located in Hagerstown, students are charged $2,716 per year
2. The Community College of Baltimore County - located in Rosedale, students are charged $2,996 per year
3. Prince George's Community College - located in Upper Marlboro, students are charged $3,290 per year

A healthcare administration degree from a Maryland school... what next?

A large number of Maryland healthcare administration graduates become healthcare administrators. In 2010, there were 8,340 healthcare administrators working in Maryland. In Maryland, the largest numbers of healthcare administrators work in the following counties:

1. Anne Arundel County - 4,600 healthcare administrators
2. Frederick County - 2,060 healthcare administrators
3. Washington County - 310 healthcare administrators

Projected Growth

The government projects that by 2018, the number of healthcare administrators in the state of Maryland will grow to 8,310. This would require a 13% growth in the profession.

Salary

A healthcare administrator in Maryland makes an average of $98,010 per year. But, salaries for healthcare administrators can vary. In 2010, healthcare administrators made as little as less than $36,830 per year or as much as more than $155,490 per year in Maryland. A healthcare administrator in the following Maryland counties makes the highest salaries on average:

1. Frederick County - $110,400 per year
2. Somerset County - $104,520 per year
3. Anne Arundel County - $91,300 per year

The Maryland counties with the lowest average salary for healthcare administrators are:

1. Caroline County - $65,530 per year
2. Allegany County - $72,950 per year
3. St. Mary's County - $82,820 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in healthcare administration in Maryland and to compare salaries with various related fields such as health information management or health science, take a look at the graphs and charts below.