What colleges in Maryland actually cost
The sticker price is not what most families pay. Every Maryland college below shows its published cost of attendance beside the average net price families in the lowest reported income band actually paid after grants and scholarships — no account needed.
- Colleges
- 69
- in Maryland with net-price data
- Median sticker price
- $25,413
- a year, across the 69 with a cost of attendance
- Median college's avg. net price, under $30,000
- $13,471
- after grants — the median of each college's average, across the 67 that report this band
| College | City | Sticker price | Avg. net price (income band) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | $22,026 | $18,072Under $30,000 |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | $16,170 | $7,807Under $30,000 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | $19,841 | $12,789Under $30,000 |
| Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | Laurel | $22,797 | $16,425Under $30,000 |
| Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | $17,821 | $12,891Under $30,000 |
| Award Beauty School | Hagerstown | $22,961 | $20,466Under $30,000 |
| Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore | Baltimore | $24,300 | $13,700Under $30,000 |
| Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | Timonium | $21,621 | $19,824Under $30,000 |
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | $22,790 | $15,978Under $30,000 |
| Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | Baltimore | $21,390 | $17,140Under $30,000 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie | $25,220 | $17,071Under $30,000 |
| Capitol Technology University | Laurel | $42,471 | $19,682Under $30,000 |
| Carroll Community College | Westminster | $8,628 | $1,167Under $30,000 |
| Cecil College | North East | $14,700 | $7,850Under $30,000 |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | $10,751 | $4,668Under $30,000 |
| College of Southern Maryland | La Plata | $13,681 | $4,798Under $30,000 |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | $15,781 | $8,807Under $30,000 |
| Coppin State University | Baltimore | $23,748 | $7,714Under $30,000 |
| Cortiva Institute | Linthicum | $30,085 | $25,969Under $30,000 |
| Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | Salisbury | $31,050 | $23,115Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Glen Burnie | Glen Burnie | $21,828 | $15,949Under $30,000 |
| Empire Beauty School-Owings Mills | Owings Mills | $21,165 | $15,377Under $30,000 |
| Fortis College-Landover | Landover | $33,587 | $26,196Under $30,000 |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | $37,479 | $31,083Under $30,000 |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | $14,798 | $6,640Under $30,000 |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg | $27,056 | $12,129Under $30,000 |
| Garrett College | McHenry | $14,342 | $7,387Under $30,000 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore | $70,544 | $13,471Under $30,000 |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | $12,747 | $6,093Under $30,000 |
| Hair Academy | New Carrollton | $22,794 | $20,279Under $30,000 |
| Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights | $25,516 | $23,288Under $30,000 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | $13,821 | $7,272Under $30,000 |
| Hood College | Frederick | $61,219 | $12,424Under $30,000 |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | $16,774 | $9,714Under $30,000 |
| Institute of Health Sciences | Hunt Valley | $27,500 | $21,645Under $30,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | $85,947 | $428Under $30,000 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | Columbia | $38,679 | $33,616Under $30,000 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore | $74,055 | $20,549Under $30,000 |
| Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | Baltimore | $20,241 | $15,041Under $30,000 |
| Maryland Institute College of Art | Baltimore | $76,860 | $32,389Under $30,000 |
| McDaniel College | Westminster | $65,294 | $12,210Under $30,000 |
| Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring | $23,473 | $20,593Under $30,000 |
| Montgomery Beauty School-Baltimore Beauty & Barber School | Baltimore | $21,395 | $18,750Under $30,000 |
| Montgomery College | Rockville | $15,298 | $6,932Under $30,000 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore | $25,413 | $9,585Under $30,000 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Emmitsburg | $63,731 | $11,603Under $30,000 |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | Pikesville | $26,750 | $12,626$30,000–$48,000 |
| North American Trade Schools | Baltimore | $8,597 | $8,597Under $30,000 |
| Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore | $59,320 | $11,843Under $30,000 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Jessup | Jessup | $22,961 | $13,508Under $30,000 |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | $15,544 | $7,314Under $30,000 |
| Salisbury University | Salisbury | $28,310 | $6,743Under $30,000 |
| St. John's College | Annapolis | $55,540 | $42,528Under $30,000 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | St. Mary's City | $31,865 | $2,889Under $30,000 |
| Stevenson University | Owings Mills | $58,394 | $15,894Under $30,000 |
| The Omega Studios' School of Applied Arts & Sciences | Rockville | $59,777 | $55,779Under $30,000 |
| The Temple Annapolis-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Annapolis | $35,882 | $31,528Under $30,000 |
| The Temple-A Paul Mitchell Partner School | Frederick | $33,491 | $28,309Under $30,000 |
| Towson University | Towson | $28,535 | $6,962Under $30,000 |
| University of Baltimore | Baltimore | $26,406 | $11,680Under $30,000 |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Princess Anne | $25,941 | $9,914Under $30,000 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi | $25,400 | $21,830Under $30,000 |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County | Baltimore | $28,576 | $5,087Under $30,000 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | College Park | $29,299 | $2,962Under $30,000 |
| Washington Adventist University | Takoma Park | $34,309 | $17,534Under $30,000 |
| Washington College | Chestertown | $73,314 | $17,804Under $30,000 |
| Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College | Baltimore | $32,300 | $7,838Under $30,000 |
| Wor-Wic Community College | Salisbury | $15,190 | $8,265Under $30,000 |
| Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital | Silver Spring | $25,800 | $7,600$30,000–$48,000 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2024 data release. Sticker price is the college's cost of attendance (the published figure, or the sum of its published components). Net price is the average paid by students who received federal aid, grouped by household income. Averages from past students — your family's cost could be higher or lower.
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