Best Editor programs in Maryland, ranked by enrollment
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material.
18 schools in Maryland run programs that feed this job, graduating 643 people a year. The job pays a median of $75,550 in Maryland across about 1,850 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.
11 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 09.0401In Maryland → | 139 | 21.6% | 2 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 2 | Creative Writingmain feeder CIP 23.1302In Maryland → | 129 | 20.1% | 5 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 3 | CIP 09.0100In Maryland → | 108 | 16.8% | 4 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 09.0102In Maryland → | 92 | 14.3% | 4 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 23.1303In Maryland → | 71 | 11.0% | 4 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 6 | CIP 09.9999In Maryland → | 31 | 4.8% | 3 | $36,931 | $24,500 |
| 7 | CIP 09.0402In Maryland → | 27 | 4.2% | 1 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 8 | CIP 52.0501In Maryland → | 22 | 3.4% | 1 | $41,000 | $26,000 |
| 9 | Writing, Generalmain feeder CIP 23.1301In Maryland → | 14 | 2.2% | 1 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 10 | Publishingmain feeder CIP 09.1001In Maryland → | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | $17,585 | $27,000 |
| 11 | Rhetoric and Compositionmain feeder CIP 23.1304In Maryland → | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
Top 18 schools in Maryland
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 18 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 145 | Creative Writing | $43,524 | 94% | $11,888 | 6% |
| 2 | University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 125 | Journalism | $46,893 | 89% | — | 45% |
| 3 | Towson University Towson, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 102 | Communication, General | $42,657 | 69% | — | 82% |
| 4 | University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 58 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $30,737 | 70% | — | 72% |
| 5 | Morgan State University Baltimore, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 48 | Broadcast Journalism | $28,088 | 41% | — | 82% |
| 6 | Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 32 | Business/Corporate Communications, General | $41,000 | 68% | $26,556 | 79% |
| 7 | Goucher College Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 19 | Writing, General | — | 57% | $22,667 | 78% |
| 8 | Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 18 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $28,720 | 50% | — | 89% |
| 9 | Bowie State University Bowie, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | — | 38% | — | 72% |
| 10 | University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Creative Writing | — | 38% | — | 79% |
| 11 | Prince George's Community College Largo, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 12 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 18% | — | — |
| 12 | Harford Community College Bel Air, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | — | 39% | — | — |
| 13 | Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Creative Writing | $34,013 | 79% | $26,585 | 75% |
| 14 | Washington College Chestertown, MD Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 65% | $24,973 | 57% |
| 15 | Cecil College North East, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Communication, General | — | 37% | — | — |
| 16 | McDaniel College Westminster, MD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Publishing | — | 63% | $18,988 | 78% |
| 17 | Montgomery College Rockville, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | — | 32% | — | — |
| 18 | University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | — | — | — | — |
All 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Private not-for-profit | 145 | 2 |
| University of Maryland - College Park | College Park | Public | 125 | 2 |
| Towson University | Towson | Public | 102 | 2 |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County | Baltimore | Public | 58 | 1 |
| Morgan State University | Baltimore | Public | 48 | 2 |
| Stevenson University | Owings Mills | Private not-for-profit | 32 | 2 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore | Private not-for-profit | 19 | 2 |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg | Public | 18 | 2 |
| Bowie State University | Bowie | Public | 17 | 1 |
| University of Baltimore | Baltimore | Public | 14 | 1 |
| Prince George's Community College | Largo | Public | 12 | 2 |
| Harford Community College | Bel Air | Public | 11 | 1 |
| Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| Washington College | Chestertown | Private not-for-profit | 10 | 1 |
| Cecil College | North East | Public | 7 | 1 |
What editors earn in Maryland
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,920. Maryland pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
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 Editors page.
How to become a Editor
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
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 18 majors mapped to Editors18 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0100Communication, General
- 09.0102Mass Communication/Media Studies
- 09.0401Journalism
- 09.0402Broadcast Journalism
- 09.0908Technical and Scientific Communication
- 09.1001Publishing
- 09.9999Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
- 23.1301Writing, General
- 23.1302Creative Writing
- 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
- 23.1399Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other
- 23.1401General Literature
- 23.1405Children's and Adolescent Literature
- 23.1499Literature, Other
- 52.0501Business/Corporate Communications, General
- 52.0502Grantsmanship
- 52.0599Business/Corporate Communications, Other
Common questions
Answers for people weighing editors programs in Maryland.
What degree do you need to become an Editor?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Journalism, which awarded 139 degrees in Maryland in 2024-25, 21.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Editor?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, Communication, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 643 people a year in Maryland.
How much do editors earn in Maryland?+
The median is $75,550 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 3.0% below the U.S. median of $77,920. 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 editors growing?+
BLS projects a +0.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 9,800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Maryland?+
18 institutions in Maryland reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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 editors work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Editor, News Editor, Sports Editor, Newspaper Copy Editor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3041.
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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