Trade Schools in Maryland
127 programs at 39 schools · Average earnings $41,293/yr
Programs Analyzed
127
Schools
39
Avg Grad Earnings
$41,293/yr
Avg Score
61/100
Highest Earning Programs in Maryland
Top 10 trade programs by first-year graduate earnings in Maryland.
| Program | School | Earnings | Score | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Professions | Anne Arundel Community College | $119,581/yr | 81 | Resilient |
| Nursing | Prince George's Community College | $89,437/yr | 89 | Moderate |
| Nursing | Community College of Baltimore County | $75,725/yr | 86 | Moderate |
| Nursing | Harford Community College | $74,823/yr | 86 | Moderate |
| Nursing | Carroll Community College | $74,079/yr | 87 | Moderate |
| Nursing | Hagerstown Community College | $73,996/yr | 85 | Moderate |
| Nursing | College of Southern Maryland | $73,576/yr | 85 | Moderate |
| Nursing | Baltimore City Community College | $73,091/yr | 89 | Moderate |
| Allied Health Professions | Howard Community College | $72,633/yr | 75 | Resilient |
| Nursing | Chesapeake College | $72,090/yr | 90 | Moderate |
Browse by Category
Skilled Trades (17)
Healthcare (61)
Engineering & Technology (7)
Criminal Justice & Public Safety (2)
Personal Services (14)
Business & Office (8)
Other Programs (18)
Skilled Trades (17 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
89 | $53,495/yr | AI-Proof |
| Ground Transportation | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
71 | $43,827/yr | AI-Proof |
| Ground Transportation | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
71 | $43,160/yr | AI-Proof |
| Electrical Installation | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
61 | $40,219/yr | AI-Proof |
| Electrical Installation | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
58 | $35,880/yr | AI-Proof |
| Vehicle Repair Technology | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
57 | $37,089/yr | AI-Proof |
| Vehicle Repair Technology | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
54 | $32,767/yr | AI-Proof |
| Precision Metalworking | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
53 | $39,408/yr | AI-Proof |
| Vehicle Repair Technology | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
53 | $31,003/yr | AI-Proof |
| Precision Metalworking | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
51 | $35,239/yr | AI-Proof |
| HVAC Technology | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
49 | $36,464/yr | AI-Proof |
| HVAC Technology | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
49 | $35,785/yr | AI-Proof |
| Electrical Repair Technology | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
49 | $34,487/yr | AI-Proof |
| Heavy Equipment Technology | North American Trade Schools Baltimore |
49 | $34,004/yr | AI-Proof |
| Precision Metalworking | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
49 | $31,899/yr | AI-Proof |
| Precision Metalworking | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
47 | $28,893/yr | AI-Proof |
| HVAC Technology | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
45 | $30,110/yr | AI-Proof |
Healthcare (61 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Chesapeake College Wye Mills |
90 | $72,090/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Prince George's Community College Largo |
89 | $89,437/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Baltimore City Community College Baltimore |
89 | $73,091/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Carroll Community College Westminster |
87 | $74,079/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Frederick Community College Frederick |
87 | $70,649/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
86 | $75,725/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Harford Community College Bel Air |
86 | $74,823/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Howard Community College Columbia |
86 | $71,307/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury |
86 | $70,742/yr | Moderate |
| Practical Nursing | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury |
86 | $61,298/yr | AI-Proof |
| Nursing | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
85 | $73,996/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | College of Southern Maryland La Plata |
85 | $73,576/yr | Moderate |
| Practical Nursing | Howard Community College Columbia |
85 | $58,704/yr | AI-Proof |
| Practical Nursing | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
83 | $52,782/yr | AI-Proof |
| Nursing | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
82 | $66,303/yr | Moderate |
| Allied Health Professions | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold |
81 | $119,581/yr | Resilient |
| Practical Nursing | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
80 | $45,584/yr | AI-Proof |
| Allied Health Professions | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
78 | $68,132/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Prince George's Community College Largo |
76 | $68,506/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Howard Community College Columbia |
75 | $72,633/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
75 | $69,898/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Chesapeake College Wye Mills |
75 | $55,483/yr | Resilient |
| Medical Assisting | Carroll Community College Westminster |
74 | $49,776/yr | Resilient |
| Health Administration | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
74 | $33,686/yr | Moderate |
| Nursing | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
73 | $69,200/yr | Moderate |
| Allied Health Professions | Frederick Community College Frederick |
71 | $59,579/yr | Resilient |
| Practical Nursing | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
71 | $34,814/yr | AI-Proof |
| Dental Assisting | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
70 | $62,255/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
69 | $60,419/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold |
68 | $54,798/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
68 | $52,417/yr | Resilient |
| Practical Nursing | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
68 | $49,956/yr | AI-Proof |
| Medical Assisting | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury |
68 | $40,345/yr | Resilient |
| Clinical Laboratory Science | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
67 | $58,008/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
66 | $53,706/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Institute of Health Sciences Hunt Valley |
64 | $55,621/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
64 | $51,136/yr | Resilient |
| Mental Health Services | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold |
64 | $39,370/yr | Resilient |
| Health Administration | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
64 | $35,034/yr | Moderate |
| Clinical Laboratory Science | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
63 | $37,076/yr | Resilient |
| Medical Assisting | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
63 | $34,372/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Fortis College-Landover Landover |
60 | $70,276/yr | Resilient |
| Health Administration | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
60 | $29,157/yr | Moderate |
| Health Administration | Fortis College-Landover Landover |
59 | $30,540/yr | Moderate |
| Allied Health Professions | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
58 | $48,753/yr | Resilient |
| Rehabilitation & Therapy | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
57 | $40,075/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Fortis College-Landover Landover |
56 | $54,855/yr | Resilient |
| Health Administration | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
56 | $23,887/yr | Moderate |
| Allied Health Professions | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
53 | $36,726/yr | Resilient |
| Medical Assisting | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
53 | $27,198/yr | Resilient |
| Allied Health Professions | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
52 | $36,243/yr | Resilient |
| Medical Assisting | Fortis College-Landover Landover |
51 | $27,871/yr | Resilient |
| Clinical Laboratory Science | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
50 | $34,909/yr | Resilient |
| Medical Assisting | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
50 | $23,420/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
49 | $33,080/yr | Resilient |
| Massage Therapy | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
45 | $29,449/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Fortis Institute-Towson Towson |
43 | $24,564/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | Fortis College-Landover Landover |
40 | $25,232/yr | Resilient |
| Massage Therapy | Cortiva Institute Linthicum |
40 | $23,356/yr | Resilient |
| Dental Assisting | All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore |
40 | $19,835/yr | Resilient |
| Massage Therapy | Holistic Massage Training Institute Baltimore |
38 | $20,071/yr | Resilient |
Engineering & Technology (7 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Baltimore City Community College Baltimore |
79 | $38,858/yr | Exposed |
| Information Science | University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore |
75 | $60,020/yr | Exposed |
| IT Management | Prince George's Community College Largo |
74 | $44,587/yr | Exposed |
| IT Management | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
71 | $36,590/yr | Exposed |
| IT Management | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
70 | $40,955/yr | Exposed |
| IT Management | Strayer University-Maryland Suitland |
68 | $61,810/yr | Exposed |
| Environmental Technology | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
49 | $37,285/yr | Resilient |
Criminal Justice & Public Safety (2 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
91 | $70,610/yr | Resilient |
| Criminal Justice | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury |
88 | $53,813/yr | Resilient |
Personal Services (14 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia Columbia |
60 | $24,128/yr | AI-Proof |
| Cosmetology | The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Frederick |
44 | $20,844/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School Annapolis |
44 | $20,844/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Cortiva Institute Linthicum |
44 | $20,754/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy Salisbury |
44 | $20,694/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Montgomery Beauty School Silver Spring |
43 | $18,623/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Hair Academy New Carrollton |
42 | $16,819/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills Owings Mills |
42 | $16,429/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie Glen Burnie |
42 | $16,429/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Aveda Institute-Maryland Bel Air |
42 | $16,394/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Award Beauty School Hagerstown |
42 | $14,771/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex Baltimore |
41 | $13,002/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Hair Academy II Hillcrest Heights |
41 | $12,948/yr | Resilient |
| Cosmetology | Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel Laurel |
41 | $11,038/yr | Resilient |
Business & Office (8 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
77 | $41,970/yr | Moderate |
| Business | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
77 | $36,801/yr | Moderate |
| Business | Frederick Community College Frederick |
75 | $33,619/yr | Moderate |
| Business | Strayer University-Maryland Suitland |
69 | $44,154/yr | Moderate |
| Business | Montgomery College Rockville |
67 | $29,449/yr | Moderate |
| Management Information Systems | Prince George's Community College Largo |
61 | $50,948/yr | Exposed |
| Management Information Systems | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
49 | $30,550/yr | Exposed |
| Management Information Systems | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
46 | $29,828/yr | Exposed |
Other Programs (18 programs)
▶| Program | School | Score | Earnings | AI-Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | Frederick Community College Frederick |
64 | $32,749/yr | Moderate |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Baltimore City Community College Baltimore |
60 | $41,120/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Chesapeake College Wye Mills |
57 | $29,611/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi |
52 | $41,071/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Prince George's Community College Largo |
52 | $31,322/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | College of Southern Maryland La Plata |
50 | $29,862/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury |
49 | $30,763/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore |
47 | $27,852/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Harford Community College Bel Air |
46 | $26,448/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Anne Arundel Community College Arnold |
45 | $25,826/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown |
44 | $25,177/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland |
43 | $27,637/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Carroll Community College Westminster |
42 | $23,320/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Frederick Community College Frederick |
42 | $22,067/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Howard Community College Columbia |
41 | $22,042/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Montgomery College Rockville |
36 | $20,217/yr | AI-Proof |
| Liberal Arts & Humanities | Garrett College McHenry |
33 | $13,943/yr | AI-Proof |
| Audio & Video Technology | Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences Rockville |
31 | $14,502/yr | Moderate |
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About This Data
This page shows 127 trade and vocational programs at 39 schools in Maryland using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research.
Programs are grouped by field of study with Skilled Trades listed first. Click any program for detailed earnings projections and career path analysis.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034, OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research.
Last updated 2026.