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Dental assistant schools in Maryland
Maryland has 4 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Maryland, expect to start around $35,560–$41,600 and reach a median of $48,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,820 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 $25,173 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Maryland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,560 employed in Maryland. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BaltimoreHagerstownLandoverTowson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public | 9 | $29,900 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Landover | Landover | for-profit | 84 | $25,397 | $11,250 | 47% | not reported |
| Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | for-profit | 30 | $24,949 | $13,000 | 44% | $37,479 |
| All-State Career-Baltimore | Baltimore | for-profit | 10 | $22,397 | $13,000 | 60% | $22,026 |
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.