Maryland·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1071

Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment

Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.

43 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 4,856 people a year. The job pays a median of $108,160 in Maryland across about 7,460 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledProfessorClinical ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty Member
Graduates / yr
4,856
in Maryland
Median pay · Maryland
$108,160
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
7,460
people employed
Schools
43
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,333
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Maryland that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.22
Public Health
1,370graduates / yr
8 schools · 9 specializations · 28.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,762
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.09
Allied Health Diagnostic
738graduates / yr
11 schools · 12 specializations · 15.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $53,520
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.08
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
539graduates / yr
9 schools · 4 specializations · 11.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,507
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.20
Pharmacy
424graduates / yr
3 schools · 6 specializations · 8.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $48,728
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.15
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
367graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 7.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,335
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.06
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
277graduates / yr
7 schools · 2 specializations · 5.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,924
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.02
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
257graduates / yr
3 schools · 4 specializations · 5.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $24,665
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.23
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
195graduates / yr
3 schools · 6 specializations · 3.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,966
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.13
Ecology
159graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 3.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,460
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.04
Dentistry
129graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 2.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.10
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
111graduates / yr
5 schools · 4 specializations · 2.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,401
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.35
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
91graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 1.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $20,079
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.05
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
37graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $195,650
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.11
Gerontology
35graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,623
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.80
Veterinary Medicine
32graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.04
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
26graduates / yr
2 schools · 2 specializations · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,393
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.11
Biomathematics
23graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,338
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.10
Pharmacology and Toxicology
13graduates / yr
1 schools · 3 specializations · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $39,202
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.83
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
11graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,581
Education
CIP 13.13
Teacher Education and Professional Development
7graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,033
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.19
Nutrition Sciences
6graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,508
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields
CIP 01.81
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
5graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $30,855
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
CIP 26.09
Physiology
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,146
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851

67 programs in Maryland that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Maryland (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maryland page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 51.2201In Maryland
587
12.1%
8$36,762$25,076
2
CIP 51.0801In Maryland
490
10.1%
9$29,507$11,000
3
CIP 51.2299In Maryland
377
7.8%
3$36,762$25,076
4
CIP 51.1501In Maryland
367
7.6%
11$37,335$22,861
5
CIP 51.0907In Maryland
181
3.7%
10$53,520$20,250
6
CIP 51.0912In Maryland
179
3.7%
4$53,520$20,250
7
CIP 26.1309In Maryland
159
3.3%
4$29,460$23,480
8
CIP 51.2001In Maryland
156
3.2%
3$48,728$23,761
9
CIP 51.2202In Maryland
146
3.0%
3$36,762$25,076
10
CIP 51.0602In Maryland
142
2.9%
7$28,924$10,782
11
CIP 51.0601In Maryland
135
2.8%
4$28,924$10,782
12
CIP 51.0401In Maryland
129
2.7%
1
13
CIP 51.0203In Maryland
111
2.3%
3$24,665$22,500
14
CIP 51.2208In Maryland
99
2.0%
4$36,762$25,076
15
CIP 51.2308In Maryland
98
2.0%
2$35,966$26,323
16
CIP 51.2005In Maryland
91
1.9%
1$48,728$23,761
17
CIP 51.3501In Maryland
91
1.9%
5$20,079$8,792
18
CIP 51.0904In Maryland
89
1.8%
11$53,520$20,250
19
CIP 51.0204In Maryland
70
1.4%
2$24,665$22,500
20
CIP 51.2207In Maryland
65
1.3%
5$36,762$25,076
21
CIP 51.1004In Maryland
64
1.3%
4$49,401$19,848
22
CIP 51.2002In Maryland
64
1.3%
2$48,728$23,761
23
CIP 51.2209In Maryland
63
1.3%
2$36,762$25,076
24
CIP 51.0201In Maryland
61
1.3%
2$24,665$22,500
25
CIP 51.0908In Maryland
61
1.3%
6$53,520$20,250
26
CIP 51.0909In Maryland
57
1.2%
6$53,520$20,250
27
CIP 51.2306In Maryland
57
1.2%
3$35,966$26,323
28
CIP 51.2010In Maryland
54
1.1%
2$48,728$23,761
29
CIP 51.2003In Maryland
41
0.8%
1$48,728$23,761
30
CIP 51.0903In Maryland
40
0.8%
1$53,520$20,250
31
CIP 51.0910In Maryland
37
0.8%
2$53,520$20,250
32
Gerontologymain feeder
CIP 30.1101In Maryland
35
0.7%
5$37,623$25,986
33
CIP 51.1005In Maryland
34
0.7%
5$49,401$19,848
34
CIP 01.8001In Maryland
32
0.7%
1
35
CIP 51.0911In Maryland
32
0.7%
2$53,520$20,250
36
CIP 51.2399In Maryland
29
0.6%
2$35,966$26,323
37
CIP 51.0901In Maryland
26
0.5%
1$53,520$20,250
38
CIP 26.1102In Maryland
23
0.5%
1$72,338$18,500
39
CIP 26.0401In Maryland
21
0.4%
2$35,393$19,961
40
CIP 51.0502In Maryland
21
0.4%
1$195,650
41
CIP 51.0805In Maryland
21
0.4%
4$29,507$11,000
42
CIP 51.2212In Maryland
20
0.4%
1$36,762$25,076
43
CIP 51.0913In Maryland
19
0.4%
2$53,520$20,250
44
CIP 51.2007In Maryland
18
0.4%
2$48,728$23,761
45
CIP 51.0501In Maryland
16
0.3%
1$195,650
46
CIP 51.0202In Maryland
15
0.3%
2$24,665$22,500
47
CIP 51.0802In Maryland
15
0.3%
2$29,507$11,000
48
CIP 51.0803In Maryland
13
0.3%
2$29,507$11,000
49
CIP 01.8301In Maryland
11
0.2%
1$33,581$14,171
50
CIP 51.2205In Maryland
10
0.2%
2$36,762$25,076
51
CIP 51.0920In Maryland
9
0.2%
1$53,520$20,250
52
CIP 51.0905In Maryland
8
0.2%
1$53,520$20,250
53
CIP 51.1008In Maryland
8
0.2%
1$49,401$19,848
54
CIP 13.1327In Maryland
7
0.1%
1$43,033$26,044
55
CIP 26.1001In Maryland
7
0.1%
1$39,202$18,000
56
CIP 51.2301In Maryland
7
0.1%
1$35,966$26,323
57
CIP 30.1901In Maryland
6
0.1%
1$30,508$24,586
58
CIP 01.8107In Maryland
5
0.1%
1$30,855$21,335
59
CIP 26.0403In Maryland
5
0.1%
1$35,393$19,961
60
CIP 51.1007In Maryland
5
0.1%
1$49,401$19,848
61
CIP 26.0999In Maryland
3
0.1%
1$31,146$23,384
62
CIP 26.1004In Maryland
3
0.1%
1$39,202$18,000
63
CIP 26.1006In Maryland
3
0.1%
1$39,202$18,000
64
CIP 51.2206In Maryland
3
0.1%
2$36,762$25,076
65
CIP 51.2305In Maryland
2
0.0%
1$35,966$26,323
66
CIP 51.2307In Maryland
2
0.0%
1$35,966$26,323
67
CIP 51.3202In Maryland
1
0.0%
1$99,851$21,475

Top 25 schools in Maryland

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 43 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 18 feeder programs
776Public Health, General$36,54094%$11,8886%
2University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD Public · 20 feeder programs
741Dentistry
3University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD Public · 11 feeder programs
661Public Health, Other$38,27389%45%
4Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD Public · 12 feeder programs
373Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling19%
5Towson University
Towson, MD Public · 7 feeder programs
276Public Health, General69%82%
6Fortis College - Landover
Landover, MD Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs
272Medical/Clinical Assistant$27,87147%$29,108
7Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD Public · 10 feeder programs
196Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling$39,37031%
8Fortis Institute - Towson
Towson, MD Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs
158Medical/Clinical Assistant$27,19844%$28,091
9Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD Public · 1 feeder programs
105Medical/Clinical Assistant39%
10University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD Public · 6 feeder programs
97Pharmacy35%96%
11Allegany College of Maryland
Cumberland, MD Public · 9 feeder programs
85Dental Hygiene/Hygienist$51,13640%
12Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD Public · 5 feeder programs
81Dental Hygiene/Hygienist$60,41939%
13Notre Dame of Maryland University
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
80Pharmacy50%$24,33382%
14Howard Community College
Columbia, MD Public · 6 feeder programs
77Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist$72,63324%
15Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD Public · 4 feeder programs
75Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling17%
16Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
65Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist79%$26,58575%
17Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD Public · 3 feeder programs
63Public Health Education and Promotion41%82%
18All - State Career - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs
62Medical/Clinical Assistant$23,42060%$21,068
19Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD Public · 7 feeder programs
62Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist$68,50618%
20Montgomery College
Rockville, MD Public · 3 feeder programs
51Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician32%
21Wor - Wic Community College
Salisbury, MD Public · 4 feeder programs
49Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling27%
22Lincoln College of Technology - Columbia
Columbia, MD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
45Medical/Clinical Assistant68%$30,638
23Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD Public · 4 feeder programs
41Surgical Technology/Technologist$59,57937%
24University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD Public · 2 feeder programs
41Environmental Health33%
25Institute of Health Sciences
Hunt Valley, MD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist$55,62198%$21,865

All 43 schools in Maryland

Every school in Maryland with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Maryland that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimorePrivate not-for-profit77618
University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimorePublic74120
University of Maryland - College ParkCollege ParkPublic66111
Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimorePublic37312
Towson UniversityTowsonPublic2767
Fortis College - LandoverLandoverPrivate for-profit2724
Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnoldPublic19610
Fortis Institute - TowsonTowsonPrivate for-profit1584
Harford Community CollegeBel AirPublic1051
University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess AnnePublic976
Allegany College of MarylandCumberlandPublic859
Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstownPublic815
Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimorePrivate not-for-profit806
Howard Community CollegeColumbiaPublic776
Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimorePublic754

What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Maryland

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Maryland
$108,160
Mean annual
$144,770
Jobs in state
7,460
What the range looks like
10th pct$64,970Median$108,16090th pct$306,960
Versus the national median
+0.8%

U.S. median $107,310. Maryland pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.90×

Concentrated here: Maryland employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
$108,160median
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
$61,680median
100 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+17.3%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
27,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
50,100
289,600 → 339,700
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.

How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary

Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Maryland

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
  • 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
  • 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
  • 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
  • 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
  • 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
  • 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
  • 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
  • 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
  • 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
  • 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
  • 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
  • 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
  • 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • 26.0403Anatomy
  • 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
  • 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
  • 26.0913Biomechanics
  • 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
  • 26.1001Pharmacology
  • 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
  • 26.1003Neuropharmacology
  • 26.1004Toxicology

Common questions

Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Maryland.

What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Public Health, General, which awarded 587 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 12.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 67 programs to this occupation. The largest are Public Health, Allied Health Diagnostic, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Pharmacy, plus 20 more. Together they graduate about 4,856 people a year in Maryland.

How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Maryland?+

The median is $108,160 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 0.8% above the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+

BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+

43 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 67 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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