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Culinary & pastry schools in Maryland
Maryland has 6 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Maryland, expect to start around $38,310–$45,030 and reach a median of $61,590 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,590 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 $23,656 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Maryland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,220 employed in Maryland. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ArnoldColumbiaCumberlandFrederickLargo
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia | Columbia | for-profit | 68 | $23,656 | $12,096 | 68% | $38,679 |
| Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold | Public | 63 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Frederick Community College | Frederick | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 37% | 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.