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Hospitality Schools in Maryland

Maryland contains twelve schools that offer hospitality programs. University of Maryland Eastern Shore, the highest-ranking hospitality school in MD, has a total student population of 4,433 and is the 659th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 12 hospitality schools in Maryland, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Baltimore International College comes out as the most expensive ($26,875/yr), with Prince George's Community College as the lowest recorded at only $3,203/yr.

Hospitality students from Maryland schools who go on to become hospitality managers, caterers, event planners, wedding planners, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 334,310 people working as hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $19,190. Also, Food preparation and serving related employees make on average $20,880 per year and there are about 11,218,260 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Maryland alone, there are 203,440 employed food preparation and serving related employees earning an average yearly salary of $21,380. Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop in this state earn $18,610/yr and there are 6,470 employed.

Also, within the hospitality schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from hospitality, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Hospitality Programs in Maryland

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Hospitality Administration/Management, General

Levels offered: Bachelors

Allegany College of Maryland

Hospitality Administration/Management, General

Levels offered: Certificate

Wor-Wic Community College

Hospitality Administration/Management, General

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Chesapeake College

Hospitality Administration/Management, Other

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Maryland Interesting Facts

The United States Naval Academy was founded on October 10, 1845 at Annapolis.
In 1830 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company built the first railroad station in Baltimore.
During revolutionary times Rockville was known as Hungerford's Tavern the name of its most familiar landmark. One of the first calls to freedom from British rule was heard at the tavern in 1774.
The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is considered a masterpiece and one of the finest 19th century buildings in the world. The basilica is the first cathedral in the United States. Baltimore represents the first Roman Catholic diocese.
Fort Meade near Laurel became a base because a train engineer delivering soldiers to Meade knew only one Meade, the one in Maryland. He was not aware of Fort Meade, Florida. The confusion happened so often a second base was built in Maryland in an attempt to avoid the confusion.

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