Best Compliance Officer programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment
Examine, evaluate, and investigate eligibility for or conformity with laws and regulations governing contract compliance of licenses and permits, and perform other compliance and enforcement inspection and analysis activities not.
23 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 961 people a year. The job pays a median of $84,720 in Maryland across about 10,100 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Maryland that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
4 programs in Maryland that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Maryland (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Maryland page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.1001In Maryland → | 709 | 73.8% | 5 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
| 2 | CIP 03.0104In Maryland → | 166 | 17.3% | 9 | $34,020 | $23,032 |
| 3 | CIP 03.0103In Maryland → | 75 | 7.8% | 11 | $34,020 | $23,032 |
| 4 | CIP 52.1002In Maryland → | 11 | 1.1% | 1 | $49,084 | $26,536 |
Top 23 schools in Maryland
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 23 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 682 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | $53,685 | 33% | — | — |
| 2 | University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 50 | Environmental Science | $41,152 | 89% | — | 45% |
| 3 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 45 | Environmental Science | $36,804 | 70% | — | 72% |
| 4 | St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Environmental Studies | — | 70% | — | 69% |
| 5 | Washington College Chestertown, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 30 | Environmental Science | $22,324 | 65% | $24,973 | 57% |
| 6 | Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Environmental Science | $28,026 | 68% | — | 87% |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 13 | Environmental Science | — | 94% | $11,888 | 6% |
| 8 | Strayer University - Maryland Baltimore, MD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | — | 38% | $18,092 | — |
| 9 | Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Environmental Science | — | 35% | — | — |
| 10 | McDaniel College Westminster, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Environmental Studies | — | 63% | $18,988 | 78% |
| 11 | Prince George's Community College Largo, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | — | 18% | — | — |
| 12 | Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Environmental Studies | — | 39% | — | — |
| 13 | Hood College Frederick, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Environmental Science | — | 57% | $23,244 | 78% |
| 14 | Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Environmental Science | — | 68% | $26,556 | 79% |
| 15 | College of Southern Maryland La Plata, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Environmental Studies | — | 33% | — | — |
| 16 | Goucher College Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Environmental Studies | — | 57% | $22,667 | 78% |
| 17 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Environmental Science | — | 35% | — | 96% |
| 18 | Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 19 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Environmental Studies | — | 41% | — | 82% |
| 20 | Harford Community College Bel Air, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | — | 39% | — | — |
| 21 | Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Environmental Studies | — | 50% | — | 89% |
| 22 | Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Environmental Studies | — | 65% | $23,136 | 74% |
| 23 | University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Environmental Studies | — | 38% | — | 79% |
All 23 schools in Maryland
Every school in Maryland with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi | Public | 682 | 1 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park | Public | 50 | 1 |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 45 | 2 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | St. Mary's City | Public | 34 | 1 |
| Washington College | Chestertown | Private not-for-profit | 30 | 2 |
| Salisbury University | Salisbury | Public | 20 | 1 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Private not-for-profit | 13 | 2 |
| Strayer University - Maryland | Baltimore | Private for-profit | 12 | 1 |
| Chesapeake College | Wye Mills | Public | 9 | 1 |
| McDaniel College | Westminster | Private not-for-profit | 9 | 1 |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown | Public | 8 | 1 |
| Hood College | Frederick | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| Stevenson University | Owings Mills | Private not-for-profit | 6 | 1 |
| College of Southern Maryland | La Plata | Public | 5 | 1 |
What compliance officers earn in Maryland
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $80,730. Maryland pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: Maryland employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Maryland
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Compliance Officers page.
How to become a Compliance Officer
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Maryland
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 11 majors mapped to Compliance Officers10 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 03.0103Environmental Studies
- 03.0104Environmental Science
- 03.0208Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
- 03.0209Energy and Environmental Policy
- 30.4101Environmental Geosciences
- 43.0121Suspension and Debarment Investigation(no graduates reported)
- 51.0717Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
- 51.0720Regulatory Science/Affairs
- 51.2213Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
- 52.1001Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
- 52.1002Labor and Industrial Relations
Common questions
Answers for people weighing compliance officers programs in Maryland.
What degree do you need to become a Compliance Officer?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General, which awarded 709 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 73.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Compliance Officer?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Human Resources Management and Services, Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Together they graduate about 961 people a year in Maryland.
How much do compliance officers earn in Maryland?+
The median is $84,720 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 4.9% above the U.S. median of $80,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for compliance officers growing?+
BLS projects a +3.0% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 33,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+
23 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do compliance officers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Coroner, Customs Broker, License Examiner, Medical Examiner, Housing Inspector, Enforcement Officer among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1041.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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