Allegany College of Maryland

Cumberland, Maryland · Public

Of 15 assessed programs, 10 leave graduates out-earning a typical Maryland high-school graduate (about $37,571/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 35 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,807
$30k to $48k	$8,826
$48k to $75k	$9,654
$75k to $110k	$11,982
$110k and up	$11,948
All families (average)	$8,819

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

15 of 50 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Maryland high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$42,083	+$4,512	clears the bar	$11,879	2.6 yrs	124
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,757	+$40,186	clears the bar	$16,551	0.4 yrs	121
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$38,763	+$1,192	clears the bar	$12,173	10.2 yrs	35
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,921	+$2,350	clears the bar	$11,750	5.0 yrs	33
Education	Associate's Degree	$46,605	+$9,034	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	$50,373	+$12,802	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$67,669	+$30,098	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$61,004	+$23,433	clears the bar	$16,375	0.7 yrs	18
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,975	-$1,596	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$35,703	-$1,868	falls short	$16,000	insufficient data	15
Business	Associate's Degree	$47,539	+$9,968	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$40,834	+$3,263	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$29,787	-$7,784	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$29,822	-$7,749	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,907	-$1,664	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Forestry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$14,750	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Forestry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,571/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.