Baltimore, MD (population: 632,410) has three automotive and mechanics schools within its city limits. Johns Hopkins University, the highest ranked school in the city with an automotive and mechanics program, has a total student population of 20,383. It is the 19th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Maryland.
Automotive and Mechanics students from Baltimore schools who go on to become automotive mechanics, automotive engineers, automotive technicians, mechanics, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 606,990 people working as automotive service technicians and mechanics alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $37,880. Also, Automotive body and related repairers make on average $41,020 per year and there are about 133,290 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Baltimore-Towson area alone, there are 1,270 employed automotive body and related repairers earning an average salary of $42,740. Automotive service technicians and mechanics in this area earn $42,080/yr and there are 6,810 employed.
Baltimore lies in Baltimore county, which is one of the 16 counties in Maryland. Overall, the Baltimore-Towson area has 1,259,140 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.2% unemployment rate, $23.40/hr average worker wage, and a $48,670 average annual salary. Thus, about 5.409 out of every 1000 jobs in Baltimore are held by automotive service technicians and mechanics, and 1.008/1000 are held by automotive body and related repairers.
Of the 3 automotive and mechanics schools in Baltimore, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Johns Hopkins University comes out as the most expensive ($25,509/yr) for automotive and mechanics students, with The Community College of Baltimore County as the lowest, reported at only $5,035/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Baltimore |
| Dundalk | MD | 66,755 | 0 | - | 0 | 6.2 miles |
| Towson | MD | 55,491 | 3 | 39.9767 | 128 | 6.9 miles |
| Linthicum | MD | - | 1 | 23.7302 | 4 | 7.0 miles |
| Catonsville | MD | 43,590 | 0 | - | 0 | 7.5 miles |
| Severn | MD | 47,939 | 0 | - | 0 | 11.9 miles |
| Ellicott City | MD | 73,232 | 0 | - | 0 | 12.0 miles |
| Owings Mills | MD | - | 2 | 12.2029 | 18 | 12.3 miles |
| Arnold | MD | - | 2 | 15.7612 | 101 | 19.4 miles |
| Annapolis | MD | - | 2 | 37.2711 | 28 | 23.1 miles |
| Bowie | MD | 52,071 | 1 | 51.6519 | 53 | 24.5 miles |
| Lanham | MD | - | 1 | 24.0199 | 10 | 26.7 miles |
| Olney | MD | 41,213 | 1 | 14.4703 | 35 | 27.2 miles |
| Adelphi | MD | - | 1 | 12.6602 | 95 | 28.3 miles |
| Aspen Hill | MD | 53,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 29.1 miles |
| Takoma Park | MD | - | 1 | 13.9013 | 66 | 30.8 miles |
| Montgomery Village | MD | 43,313 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.2 miles |
| Rockville | MD | 63,567 | 2 | 20.9627 | 85 | 32.7 miles |
| North Bethesda | MD | 48,357 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.7 miles |
| Capitol Heights | MD | - | 1 | 32.1418 | 6 | 33.1 miles |
| Gaithersburg | MD | 59,755 | 2 | 35.5602 | 8 | 34.5 miles |
| Bethesda | MD | 59,221 | 1 | 7.29955 | 10 | 34.8 miles |
| Germantown | MD | 71,619 | 0 | - | 0 | 35.8 miles |
| Potomac | MD | 42,836 | 0 | - | 0 | 36.7 miles |
| McLean | VA | - | 1 | 24.682 | 8 | 39.6 miles |
| North East | MD | - | 1 | 7.7142 | 47 | 41.3 miles |
| Falls Church | VA | - | 1 | 13.4471 | 18 | 41.7 miles |
| Alexandria | VA | 147,786 | 6 | 19.205 | 130 | 42.0 miles |
| Frederick | MD | 59,727 | 2 | 38.8415 | 121 | 44.2 miles |
| Annandale | VA | 60,438 | 3 | 18.9314 | 107 | 45.8 miles |
| York | PA | - | 10 | 26.4605 | 240 | 46.3 miles |