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Cheapest Colleges in Maryland

Name: Maryland College Net Price Rankings
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Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Maryland list (39 vs 28); Carroll Community College still leads on average net price at $2,725.

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$2,725
Cheapest net price: $17,140
Maryland median: 67
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Carroll Community College has the lowest average net price in Maryland among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Carroll Community College posts the lowest average net price in Maryland at $2,725 among 67 ranked schools. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $2,725
Maryland median: $17,140
Schools ranked: 67
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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Carroll Community College has the lowest average net price in Maryland at $2,725/year.

$2,725
cheapest ranked net price: $17,140
Maryland median net price: 28 public / 39 private
schools in this ranking: $15,173
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,173 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Johns Hopkins University, where in-state published tuition of $65,230 falls to an average net price of $18,809 after aid, a $46,421 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Maryland schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (39 vs 28). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $14,985. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 67 Scorecard-reporting Maryland schools:

The bar to make Maryland's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 67 Scorecard-reporting schools

$14,985 Among the most affordable more affordable than 63% of 67 Maryland colleges

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Each bar is a $6K-wide band; taller bars hold more Maryland colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Maryland's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

Carroll Community College Westminster, MD · Public

Avg net price: $2,725
Net price (<$30K income): $1,167
Median debt: $11,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $40,447
Enrollment: 3,337

Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD · Public

Avg net price: $5,106
Net price (<$30K income): $4,668
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,022
Enrollment: 2,095

Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD · Public

Avg net price: $6,835
Net price (<$30K income): $6,093
Median debt: $11,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,634
Enrollment: 5,085

Montgomery College Rockville, MD · Public

Avg net price: $8,027
Net price (<$30K income): $6,932
Median debt: $10,415
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,251
Enrollment: 18,835

North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $8,597
Net price (<$30K income): $8,597
Median debt: $7,338
Median earnings, 6yr: $43,206
Enrollment: 534

Prince George's Community College Largo, MD · Public

Avg net price: $8,672
Net price (<$30K income): $7,314
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,482
Enrollment: 11,473

Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD · Public

Avg net price: $8,819
Net price (<$30K income): $7,807
Median debt: $13,702
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,534
Enrollment: 2,762

College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,204
Net price (<$30K income): $4,798
Median debt: $8,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,269
Enrollment: 5,062

Garrett College Mchenry, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,228
Net price (<$30K income): $7,387
Median debt: $10,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,920
Enrollment: 679

Harford Community College Bel Air, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,234
Net price (<$30K income): $7,272
Median debt: $9,812
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,741
Enrollment: 5,067

Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,360
Net price (<$30K income): $8,265
Median debt: $7,828
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,939
Enrollment: 2,941

Frederick Community College Frederick, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,465
Net price (<$30K income): $6,640
Median debt: $8,150
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,093
Enrollment: 7,293

Cecil College North East, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,658
Net price (<$30K income): $7,850
Median debt: $9,536
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,837
Enrollment: 1,749

Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,844
Net price (<$30K income): $8,807
Median debt: $11,528
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,507
Enrollment: 16,451

Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital Silver Spring, MD · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $9,850
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 56

Coppin State University Baltimore, MD · Public

Avg net price: $9,977
Net price (<$30K income): $7,714
Median debt: $25,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $42,243
Enrollment: 2,210

Howard Community College Columbia, MD · Public

Avg net price: $11,133
Net price (<$30K income): $9,714
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $39,195
Enrollment: 8,643

Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $11,361
Net price (<$30K income): $13,700
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 87

Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $11,673
Net price (<$30K income): $7,838
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 161

University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD · Public

Avg net price: $13,338
Net price (<$30K income): $9,914
Median debt: $27,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,624
Enrollment: 3,177

Ner Israel Rabbinical College Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $13,572
Net price (<$30K income): -
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 449

Aveda Institute-Maryland Bel Air, MD · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $13,705
Net price (<$30K income): $12,891
Median debt: $6,333
Median earnings, 6yr: $24,894
Enrollment: 77

University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Public

Avg net price: $13,868
Net price (<$30K income): $11,680
Median debt: $23,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $48,197
Enrollment: 3,187

Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD · Public

Avg net price: $14,915
Net price (<$30K income): $12,789
Median debt: $8,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,890
Enrollment: 11,481

Morgan State University Baltimore, MD · Public

Avg net price: $14,985
Net price (<$30K income): $9,585
Median debt: $27,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $40,065
Enrollment: 10,739

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	Carroll Community College Westminster, MD · Public	$2,725	$1,167	$11,750	$40,447	3,337
2	Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD · Public	$5,106	$4,668	-	$35,022	2,095
3	Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD · Public	$6,835	$6,093	$11,000	$35,634	5,085
4	Montgomery College Rockville, MD · Public	$8,027	$6,932	$10,415	$38,251	18,835
5	North American Trade Schools Baltimore, MD · Private for-profit	$8,597	$8,597	$7,338	$43,206	534
6	Prince George's Community College Largo, MD · Public	$8,672	$7,314	$10,500	$37,482	11,473
7	Allegany College of Maryland Cumberland, MD · Public	$8,819	$7,807	$13,702	$33,534	2,762
8	College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD · Public	$9,204	$4,798	$8,500	$37,269	5,062
9	Garrett College Mchenry, MD · Public	$9,228	$7,387	$10,750	$28,920	679
10	Harford Community College Bel Air, MD · Public	$9,234	$7,272	$9,812	$36,741	5,067
11	Wor-Wic Community College Salisbury, MD · Public	$9,360	$8,265	$7,828	$32,939	2,941
12	Frederick Community College Frederick, MD · Public	$9,465	$6,640	$8,150	$38,093	7,293
13	Cecil College North East, MD · Public	$9,658	$7,850	$9,536	$39,837	1,749
14	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	$9,844	$8,807	$11,528	$36,507	16,451
15	Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital Silver Spring, MD · Private nonprofit	$9,850	-	-	-	56
16	Coppin State University Baltimore, MD · Public	$9,977	$7,714	$25,000	$42,243	2,210
17	Howard Community College Columbia, MD · Public	$11,133	$9,714	$10,500	$39,195	8,643
18	Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	$11,361	$13,700	-	-	87
19	Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	$11,673	$7,838	-	-	161
20	University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD · Public	$13,338	$9,914	$27,000	$34,624	3,177
21	Ner Israel Rabbinical College Baltimore, MD · Private nonprofit	$13,572	-	-	-	449
22	Aveda Institute-Maryland Bel Air, MD · Private for-profit	$13,705	$12,891	$6,333	$24,894	77
23	University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD · Public	$13,868	$11,680	$23,250	$48,197	3,187
24	Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD · Public	$14,915	$12,789	$8,250	$38,890	11,481
25	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD · Public	$14,985	$9,585	$27,250	$40,065	10,739

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Maryland. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Maryland's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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