Around 0.1% of Maryland's graduates graduate from audio production degree programs every year. Thus, Maryland's 4 audio production schools put out approximately 125 audio producers each year.

Top Schools

Johns Hopkins University, which was ranked 12th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Maryland that has a audio production program. It is located in Baltimore. 4 students graduated with a degree in audio production from Johns Hopkins University in 2010. The tuition rate at Johns Hopkins University was $40,680 per year.

Morgan State University, which was ranked 76th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Maryland that has a audio production program. It is located in Baltimore. In 2010, Morgan State University graduated 73 students from its audio production program. Tuition at Morgan State University was $6,727 per year.

Montgomery College, which is located in Rockville, is the third-ranked school in Maryland that has a audio production program. It received a ranking of 86th in the country in 2010. In 2010, Montgomery College graduated 8 students from its audio production programs. The tuition rate at Montgomery College was $4,272 per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of Maryland's audio production schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $12,920 per year, though tuition can range from $40,680 per year to $4,272 per year. In 2010, the audio production schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Maryland were:

1. Johns Hopkins University - located in Baltimore, students are charged $40,680 per year
2. Morgan State University - located in Baltimore, students are charged $6,727 per year
3. Montgomery College - located in Rockville, students are charged $4,272 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Maryland audio production schools were charged at the following schools:

1. Montgomery College - located in Rockville, students are charged $4,272 per year
2. Morgan State University - located in Baltimore, students are charged $6,727 per year
3. Johns Hopkins University - located in Baltimore, students are charged $40,680 per year

An audio production degree from a Maryland school... what next?

Most people who graduate from audio production school in Maryland go on to work as an audio producer. Maryland had 860 audio producers in 2010. In Maryland, the largest numbers of audio producers work in the following counties:

1. Anne Arundel County - 460 audio producers
2. Frederick County - 230 audio producers

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics the number of audio producers is expected to grow by 11% by 2018. There are projected to be 1,150 audio producers working in the Maryland then.

Salary

On average, audio producers earn $43,240 per year. In 2010, however, some Maryland audio producers earned as little as less than $24,270 per year or as much as more than $62,550 per year. An audio producer in the following Maryland counties makes the highest salaries on average:

1. Anne Arundel County - $43,660 per year
2. Frederick County - $40,090 per year

On average, audio producers earns the least in the following Maryland counties:

1. Frederick County - $40,090 per year
2. Anne Arundel County - $43,660 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional Maryland statistics regarding a career in audio production and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as audio production or music production.