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Best Trade Programs in Maryland (2026)

Top 100 of 127 programs in Maryland · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Maryland, ranked by overall value. We scored 127 programs across Maryland trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $47,014/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MD

127

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$47,014/yr

Avg TSW Score

66/100

#1 Program

Ground Transportation

Hagerstown Community College

Top Trade Programs in Maryland

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Ground Transportation Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	89 88–89	$53,495/yr	AI-Proof	114.3x
2	Criminal Justice Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	91 87–93	$70,610/yr	Resilient	189.2x
3	Practical Nursing Howard Community College · Columbia, MD	85 83–86	$58,704/yr	AI-Proof	142.9x
4	Criminal Justice Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD	88 84–90	$53,813/yr	Resilient	162.8x
5	Practical Nursing Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD	86 84–87	$61,298/yr	AI-Proof	171.9x
6	Nursing Baltimore City Community College · Baltimore, MD	89 82–89	$73,091/yr	Moderate	135.7x
7	Nursing College of Southern Maryland · La Plata, MD	85 80–86	$73,576/yr	Moderate	88.3x
8	Nursing Chesapeake College · Wye Mills, MD	90 84–90	$72,090/yr	Moderate	185.2x
9	Nursing Frederick Community College · Frederick, MD	87 80–87	$70,649/yr	Moderate	110.9x
10	Nursing Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	85 80–86	$73,996/yr	Moderate	85.2x
11	Nursing Harford Community College · Bel Air, MD	86 81–87	$74,823/yr	Moderate	96.4x
12	Nursing Howard Community College · Columbia, MD	86 80–86	$71,307/yr	Moderate	98.9x
13	Nursing Prince George's Community College · Largo, MD	89 83–89	$89,437/yr	Moderate	127.7x
14	Nursing Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD	86 81–87	$70,742/yr	Moderate	103.0x
15	Nursing Carroll Community College · Westminster, MD	87 80–87	$74,079/yr	Moderate	101.7x
16	Nursing Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	86 80–86	$75,725/yr	Moderate	94.5x
17	Nursing Allegany College of Maryland · Cumberland, MD	82 77–83	$66,303/yr	Moderate	75.0x
18	Practical Nursing Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	83 81–83	$52,782/yr	AI-Proof	119.5x
19	Ground Transportation North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	71 70–72	$43,827/yr	AI-Proof	—
20	Ground Transportation All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	71 69–71	$43,160/yr	AI-Proof	—
21	Practical Nursing Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	80 78–80	$45,584/yr	AI-Proof	104.5x
22	Business Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	77 72–79	$41,970/yr	Moderate	52.8x
23	Medical Assisting Carroll Community College · Westminster, MD	74 70–74	$49,776/yr	Resilient	65.1x
24	Nursing Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	73 67–73	$69,200/yr	Moderate	—
25	Business Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	77 67–79	$36,801/yr	Moderate	63.8x
26	Allied Health Professions Anne Arundel Community College · Arnold, MD	81 77–81	$119,581/yr	Resilient	285.2x
27	Practical Nursing Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	68 65–68	$49,956/yr	AI-Proof	—
28	Practical Nursing Allegany College of Maryland · Cumberland, MD	71 70–71	$34,814/yr	AI-Proof	66.8x
29	Business Frederick Community College · Frederick, MD	75 66–77	$33,619/yr	Moderate	63.5x
30	Allied Health Professions Howard Community College · Columbia, MD	75 72–76	$72,633/yr	Resilient	93.2x
31	IT Management Prince George's Community College · Largo, MD	74 67–76	$44,587/yr	Exposed	56.0x
32	Allied Health Professions Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	75 70–76	$69,898/yr	Resilient	100.2x
33	Allied Health Professions Prince George's Community College · Largo, MD	76 71–77	$68,506/yr	Resilient	109.7x
34	Medical Assisting Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD	68 65–68	$40,345/yr	Resilient	52.9x
35	Allied Health Professions Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	78 74–79	$68,132/yr	Resilient	154.6x
36	Allied Health Professions Frederick Community College · Frederick, MD	71 68–72	$59,579/yr	Resilient	80.1x
37	IT Management Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	70 63–72	$40,955/yr	Exposed	46.4x
38	Health Administration Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	74 69–76	$33,686/yr	Moderate	77.0x
39	Business Montgomery College · Rockville, MD	67 58–69	$29,449/yr	Moderate	57.5x
40	Business Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	69 62–71	$44,154/yr	Moderate	19.1x
41	Allied Health Professions Allegany College of Maryland · Cumberland, MD	66 64–67	$53,706/yr	Resilient	53.7x
42	Allied Health Professions Anne Arundel Community College · Arnold, MD	68 66–69	$54,798/yr	Resilient	68.7x
43	Computer Science Baltimore City Community College · Baltimore, MD	79 70–81	$38,858/yr	Exposed	116.3x
44	Allied Health Professions Chesapeake College · Wye Mills, MD	75 72–76	$55,483/yr	Resilient	137.4x
45	Dental Assisting Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	69 66–69	$60,419/yr	Resilient	68.9x
46	Information Science University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	75 62–78	$60,020/yr	Exposed	77.4x
47	Dental Assisting Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	70 67–70	$62,255/yr	Resilient	74.1x
48	Allied Health Professions Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	68 64–68	$52,417/yr	Resilient	66.8x
49	IT Management Strayer University-Maryland · Suitland, MD	68 61–71	$61,810/yr	Exposed	20.1x
50	IT Management Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	71 59–75	$36,590/yr	Exposed	72.4x
51	Clinical Laboratory Science Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	67 65–68	$58,008/yr	Resilient	65.2x
52	Allied Health Professions Institute of Health Sciences · Hunt Valley, MD	64 60–65	$55,621/yr	Resilient	46.2x
53	Dental Assisting Allegany College of Maryland · Cumberland, MD	64 62–64	$51,136/yr	Resilient	56.7x
54	Medical Assisting Allegany College of Maryland · Cumberland, MD	63 58–63	$34,372/yr	Resilient	47.0x
55	Electrical Installation Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	61 58–62	$40,219/yr	AI-Proof	—
56	Culinary Arts Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	60 58–61	$24,128/yr	AI-Proof	—
57	Precision Metalworking Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	53 52–54	$39,408/yr	AI-Proof	—
58	Social Sciences Frederick Community College · Frederick, MD	64 61–66	$32,749/yr	Moderate	42.4x
59	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	57 55–57	$37,089/yr	AI-Proof	—
60	Health Administration All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	64 58–66	$35,034/yr	Moderate	—
61	Mental Health Services Anne Arundel Community College · Arnold, MD	64 61–65	$39,370/yr	Resilient	39.5x
62	Precision Metalworking North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	51 49–52	$35,239/yr	AI-Proof	—
63	Electrical Installation Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	58 55–59	$35,880/yr	AI-Proof	—
64	Dental Assisting Fortis College-Landover · Landover, MD	60 56–61	$70,276/yr	Resilient	27.6x
65	Vehicle Repair Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	54 52–55	$32,767/yr	AI-Proof	—
66	Liberal Arts & Humanities Baltimore City Community College · Baltimore, MD	60 59–60	$41,120/yr	AI-Proof	78.7x
67	Precision Metalworking Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	49 47–49	$31,899/yr	AI-Proof	—
68	Allied Health Professions Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	58 54–59	$48,753/yr	Resilient	—
69	Vehicle Repair Technology North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	53 51–54	$31,003/yr	AI-Proof	—
70	Clinical Laboratory Science Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	63 60–63	$37,076/yr	Resilient	84.8x
71	Health Administration Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	60 54–63	$29,157/yr	Moderate	—
72	Rehabilitation & Therapy Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	57 55–58	$40,075/yr	Resilient	46.6x
73	Health Administration Fortis College-Landover · Landover, MD	59 53–62	$30,540/yr	Moderate	23.5x
74	Allied Health Professions Fortis College-Landover · Landover, MD	56 53–57	$54,855/yr	Resilient	16.7x
75	Precision Metalworking All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	47 45–47	$28,893/yr	AI-Proof	—
76	Heavy Equipment Technology North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	49 47–49	$34,004/yr	AI-Proof	—
77	Liberal Arts & Humanities University of Maryland Global Campus · Adelphi, MD	52 49–51	$41,071/yr	AI-Proof	36.3x
78	Medical Assisting Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	53 49–53	$27,198/yr	Resilient	—
79	Management Information Systems Prince George's Community College · Largo, MD	61 53–64	$50,948/yr	Exposed	64.1x
80	Health Administration All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	56 49–58	$23,887/yr	Moderate	—
81	Allied Health Professions All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	53 49–53	$36,726/yr	Resilient	—
82	Electrical Repair Technology North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	49 47–50	$34,487/yr	AI-Proof	—
83	HVAC Technology North American Trade Schools · Baltimore, MD	49 47–49	$36,464/yr	AI-Proof	—
84	HVAC Technology Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	49 47–49	$35,785/yr	AI-Proof	—
85	Allied Health Professions Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	52 48–53	$36,243/yr	Resilient	—
86	Liberal Arts & Humanities Prince George's Community College · Largo, MD	52 48–52	$31,322/yr	AI-Proof	69.0x
87	Liberal Arts & Humanities Wor-Wic Community College · Salisbury, MD	49 48–49	$30,763/yr	AI-Proof	52.3x
88	Liberal Arts & Humanities College of Southern Maryland · La Plata, MD	50 46–50	$29,862/yr	AI-Proof	54.3x
89	Liberal Arts & Humanities Chesapeake College · Wye Mills, MD	57 54–57	$29,611/yr	AI-Proof	116.3x
90	Environmental Technology Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia · Columbia, MD	49 47–51	$37,285/yr	Resilient	—
91	Medical Assisting Fortis College-Landover · Landover, MD	51 46–51	$27,871/yr	Resilient	20.4x
92	Medical Assisting All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	50 46–51	$23,420/yr	Resilient	—
93	Clinical Laboratory Science All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	50 46–50	$34,909/yr	Resilient	—
94	Dental Assisting Fortis Institute-Towson · Towson, MD	49 45–49	$33,080/yr	Resilient	—
95	Liberal Arts & Humanities Community College of Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	47 43–47	$27,852/yr	AI-Proof	50.8x
96	Liberal Arts & Humanities Anne Arundel Community College · Arnold, MD	45 41–45	$25,826/yr	AI-Proof	56.4x
97	Liberal Arts & Humanities Harford Community College · Bel Air, MD	46 42–46	$26,448/yr	AI-Proof	54.3x
98	HVAC Technology All-State Career-Baltimore · Baltimore, MD	45 43–45	$30,110/yr	AI-Proof	—
99	Liberal Arts & Humanities Hagerstown Community College · Hagerstown, MD	44 40–43	$25,177/yr	AI-Proof	46.9x
100	Liberal Arts & Humanities Carroll Community College · Westminster, MD	42 38–42	$23,320/yr	AI-Proof	58.8x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Maryland schools, drawn from 127 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Maryland?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Ground Transportation at Hagerstown Community College ranks #1 in Maryland with a score of 89/100 and graduate earnings of $53,495/yr.

How many trade programs are in Maryland?

Our database includes 127 trade programs across Maryland schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.