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Dental hygiene programs in Maryland
Maryland has 6 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Maryland, expect to start around $85,440–$103,150 and reach a median of $107,830 with experience; the top quarter earn $120,070 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 $65,016 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Maryland
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,500 employed in Maryland. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BaltimoreColumbiaCumberlandHagerstownLandover
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis College-Landover | Landover | for-profit | 30 | $76,031 | $32,500 | 47% | not reported |
| Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | Public | 26 | $67,842 | not reported | 17% | not reported |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 28 | $66,409 | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public | 34 | $63,624 | $13,000 | 39% | not reported |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | Public | 20 | $54,321 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Howard Community College | Columbia | Public | 13 | $49,063 | not reported | 24% | 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.