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Medical assistant programs in Maryland
Maryland has 17 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in Maryland, expect to start around $36,930–$39,390 and reach a median of $46,410 with experience; the top quarter earn $49,110 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maryland). Graduates of these Maryland programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,522 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in Maryland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 16,390 employed in Maryland. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArnoldBaltimoreBel AirColumbiaCumberlandFrederickLa PlataLandoverLargoNorth EastRockvilleSalisburyTowsonWestminsterWye Mills
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Community College | Columbia | Public | 12 | $53,398 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | Public | 7 | $50,861 | not reported | 17% | not reported |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | Public | 19 | $48,732 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Wor-Wic Community College | Salisbury | Public | 23 | $44,216 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 3 | $36,337 | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | Public | 27 | $30,707 | $12,173 | 40% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Landover | Landover | for-profit | 125 | $25,099 | $9,499 | 47% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | for-profit | 74 | $24,867 | $9,500 | 44% | $37,479 |
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | for-profit | 45 | $21,685 | $9,500 | 60% | $22,026 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | Public | 32 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Cecil College | North East | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Montgomery College | Rockville | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| College of Southern Maryland | La Plata | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 33% | not reported |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.