Federal data
For-profit short-program colleges in Maryland by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Maryland for-profit short-program colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Institute of Health Sciences | Hunt Valley | For-profit, under 2-year | $66,657 | 78 |
| 2 | North American Trade Schools | Baltimore | For-profit, under 2-year | $47,948 | 507 |
| 3 | Fortis Institute-Towson | Towson | For-profit, under 2-year | $40,980 | 242 |
| 4 | All-State Career | Baltimore | For-profit, under 2-year | $40,918 | 435 |
| 5 | Cortiva Institute | Linthicum | For-profit, under 2-year | $34,762 | 266 |
| 6 | The Temple | Frederick | For-profit, under 2-year | $33,347 | 82 |
| 7 | Omega Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences | Rockville | For-profit, under 2-year | $28,958 | 43 |
| 8 | Holistic Massage Training Institute | Baltimore | For-profit, under 2-year | $27,516 | 8 |
| 9 | Empire Beauty School | Owings Mills | For-profit, under 2-year | $26,908 | 44 |
| 10 | Maryland Beauty Academy of Essex | Baltimore | For-profit, under 2-year | $26,720 | 38 |
| 11 | Aspen Beauty Academy of Laurel | Laurel | For-profit, under 2-year | $26,674 | 34 |
| 12 | Montgomery Beauty School | Silver Spring | For-profit, under 2-year | $26,088 | 35 |
| 13 | Award Beauty School | Hagerstown | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,768 | 40 |
| 14 | Baltimore Beauty & Barber School II | Timonium | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,768 | 12 |
| 15 | Hair Academy | New Carrollton | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,713 | 104 |
| 16 | Baltimore Studio of Hair Design | Baltimore | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,654 | 31 |
| 17 | Aveda Institute-Maryland | Bel Air | For-profit, under 2-year | $25,463 | 106 |
| 18 | Hair Academy II | Hillcrest Heights | For-profit, under 2-year | $24,923 | 130 |
| 19 | Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy | Salisbury | For-profit, under 2-year | $22,644 | 23 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.