Medical certification programs in Maryland
93 medical certification programs in 9 fields of medical office and lab work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
34 schools offer these programs, and Maryland has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 9 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
These programs lead to the support jobs that keep clinics, labs and pharmacies running: medical assistants, phlebotomists who draw blood, EKG technicians and pharmacy technicians, and office work in medical billing, coding and healthcare administration. Most are certificate programs, and many prepare for a certification exam.
All job training programs in Maryland, every line of work
Accredited medical certification programs in Maryland, each school with its accreditor
Medical certification programs by state, to compare Maryland with other states
Compare medical certification programs in Maryland: cost, pay and results
Medical billing and coding training
24 programs at 17 schools
- Most cost
- $1,965 to $4,000
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $37,700
- Working 6 months later
- 64%
- Finished
- 73%
Medical assistant training
21 programs at 20 schools
- Most cost
- $3,955 to $8,663
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $30,800
- Working 6 months later
- 79%
- Finished
- 75%
Pharmacy technician training
18 programs at 17 schools
- Most cost
- $1,750 to $4,000
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $23,000
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Finished
- 63%
Phlebotomy training
11 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $1,200 to $1,718
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $23,600
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Finished
- 86%
Medical administrative assistant training
8 programs at 6 schools
- Most cost
- $2,004 to $4,000
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $24,500
- Working 6 months later
- 63%
- Finished
- 75%
Health information technology programs (medical records)
6 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $2,775 to $7,022
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
EKG technician programs (heart tests)
3 programs at 3 schools
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Medical lab technician programs (clinical laboratory)
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Healthcare administration programs
1 program at one school
- Most cost
- Not enough data
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Finished
- Not reported
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Maryland may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Maryland, by line of work
- IT certification programs197
- Trade school programs75
- Business and office training69
- Allied health programs50
- Nursing and patient care programs47
- Transportation and logistics training44
- Child care and social services training23
- Culinary and hospitality programs16
- First responder training16
- Beauty school14
- All job training in Maryland644
Programs approved in Maryland in each line of work.
Where the Maryland medical certification numbers come from
Which Maryland programs are counted?
Programs Maryland approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Maryland offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about medical certification programs in Maryland
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List