Trade-School ROI in Maryland

Name: Trade-School ROI in Maryland
Creator: Ikan Media Inc.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A Maryland-specific cut of our national dataset: which trades pay back the most per tuition dollar, what schools cost, and where you can get paid to train instead of paying — all from official U.S. federal data. Free to cite with attribution to Explore Top Colleges. National report & full CSV →

Apprenticeship record mappings in Maryland

134

sum across included trade rows

Trade-school net price range

$8,901–$21,167

/yr, depending on trade

Trades tracked in Maryland

state × trade rows

This report includes only Maryland trade rows with a published school-comparison page. Apprenticeship totals add the record counts in those rows; a source record may appear in multiple trades. They are not deduplicated counts of unique programs, sponsors, or current openings. Confirm application availability with the sponsor. Count definitions →

Best-value trades in Maryland

Ranked by median graduate earnings (10 yrs after entry) per $1,000 of annual net price — a school-level value measure. Methodology.

Trade	Value ($/$1k tuition)	Median net price/yr	Median earnings	Paid apprenticeships
Culinary Arts	$4,938	$9,360	$46,219	2
Diesel Mechanics	$4,796	$9,142	$43,841	2
Automotive Technology	$4,796	$9,142	$43,841	5
Aviation Maintenance	$4,796	$9,142	$43,841	0
Practical Nursing (LPN/LVN)	$4,690	$9,413	$44,151	7

Get paid to train instead — in Maryland

45 apprenticeship records matched to electrician — alongside a median $21,167/yr net price at schools in this category in Maryland.
33 apprenticeship records matched to hvac — alongside a median $9,360/yr net price at schools in this category in Maryland.
22 apprenticeship records matched to machining & cnc — alongside a median $14,039/yr net price at schools in this category in Maryland.
7 apprenticeship records matched to electrical lineman — alongside a median $21,167/yr net price at schools in this category in Maryland.

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Compiled by Ikan Media Inc. from public federal data (U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard, U.S. DOL apprenticeship.gov, CareerOneStop). Independent site, not affiliated with any government agency. Free to cite with attribution. Source release periods differ; rebuilding this page does not re-verify records. Full national dataset · source vintage and methodology.