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2023 Best Trade Schools in Maryland
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Trade Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in Maryland to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Maryland
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Our analysis found Towson University to be the best school for trade school students in Maryland. Located in Towson, Maryland, the fairly large public school handed out 5,915 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 24 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, the medium-sized public school handed out 2,084 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 24 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMGC is a public institution located in Adelphi, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15,061 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Stevenson University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Maryland. Located in Owings Mills, Maryland, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 940 degrees in 2021-2022.
The excellent programs at Baltimore City Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best trade schools in Maryland. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the small public school handed out 473 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Frostburg State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Frostburg, Maryland, the small public school awarded 1,215 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 3,902 degrees in 2021-2022.
Prince George’s Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Largo, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,600 students in 2021-2022.
Anne Arundel Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. This fairly large public school is located in Arnold, Maryland, and it awarded 2,462 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #10, Howard Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Columbia, Maryland, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,344 degrees in 2021-2022.
Hagerstown Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Located in Hagerstown, Maryland, the small public school handed out 757 degrees in 2021-2022.
Chesapeake College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Chesapeake College is a small public school located in Wye Mills, Maryland that handed out 231 degrees in 2021-2022.
Harford Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. This small public school is located in Bel Air, Maryland, and it awarded 917 degrees in 2021-2022.
Montgomery College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Montgomery College is a public institution located in Rockville, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,980 degrees in 2021-2022.
Community College of Baltimore County ranked #15 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Maryland list. CCBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,520 degrees in 2021-2022.
College of Southern Maryland landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Located in La Plata, Maryland, the small public school handed out 1,573 degrees in 2021-2022.
Carroll Community College landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Carroll Community College is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 533 degrees to qualified students.
Frederick Community College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Frederick Community College is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 931 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, Wor-Wic Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 486 degrees in 2021-2022.
Allegany College of Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in Cumberland, Maryland, the small public school handed out 566 degrees in 2021-2022.
Cecil College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Maryland ranking. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 380 degrees to qualified students.
Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Maryland list. NDMU is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 667 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #23, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,295 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #24, Coppin State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Coppin is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 377 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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