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Largest liberal arts programs in Maryland
Maryland liberal arts programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | College of Southern Maryland | La Plata | Public, 2-year | 243 |
| 2 | Carroll Community College | Westminster | Public, 2-year | 231 |
| 3 | Harford Community College | Bel Air | Public, 2-year | 186 |
| 4 | Howard Community College | Columbia | Public, 2-year | 170 |
| 5 | Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public, 2-year | 147 |
| 6 | St. John's College | Annapolis | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 128 |
| 7 | Community College of Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public, 2-year | 121 |
| 8 | Morgan State University | Baltimore | Public, 4-year | 97 |
| 9 | Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | Public, 2-year | 72 |
| 10 | Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland | Public, 2-year | 51 |
| 11 | Frostburg State University | Frostburg | Public, 4-year | 48 |
| 12 | Salisbury University | Salisbury | Public, 4-year | 45 |
| 13 | Coppin State University | Baltimore | Public, 4-year | 24 |
| 14 | Baltimore City Community College | Baltimore | Public, 2-year | 21 |
| 15 | Notre Dame of Maryland University | Baltimore | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 16 | Garrett College | McHenry | Public, 2-year | 16 |
| 17 | McDaniel College | Westminster | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 7 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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