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LPN / LVN programs in Maryland

Maryland has 11 accredited campuses awarding lpn credentials. If you finish and work as a licensed practical nurse in Maryland, expect to start around $60,720–$65,300 and reach a median of $74,660 with experience; the top quarter earn $79,670 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 not reported in their first year, against $37,410 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earn in Maryland

$60,720starting (10th percentile)
$65,300early career (25th)
$74,660median, all experience
$79,670experienced (75th)
$90,010top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,560 employed in Maryland. National median: $64,400.

Campuses in Maryland, ranked by what their graduates earned

11campuses in Maryland
275credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Maryland)
$37,410median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ArnoldBaltimoreColumbiaCumberlandHagerstownLa PlataLargoNorth EastSalisburyWestminster

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore Public 63 not reported $14,613 19% not reported
Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury Public 61 not reported $8,750 27% not reported
Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland Public 25 not reported $11,750 40% not reported
Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown Public 25 not reported $9,250 39% not reported
Anne Arundel Community College Arnold Public 23 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Baltimore City Community College Baltimore Public 23 not reported not reported 17% not reported
Howard Community College Columbia Public 21 not reported $11,994 24% not reported
Carroll Community College Westminster Public 18 not reported not reported 39% not reported
College of Southern Maryland La Plata Public 13 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Prince George's Community College Largo Public 2 not reported not reported 18% not reported
Cecil College North East Public 1 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.

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