2 accredited schools across the Baltimore metro area trained 28 pharmacy technicians in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
17 Pharmacy Tech credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,415 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Baltimore City graduated 11 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,906 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area graduated 28 Pharmacy Tech students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Towson with 17.
Among schools that published a program price, All-State Career-Baltimore in Baltimore listed the lowest total: $17,906 for tuition, books and supplies.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro earn a median $45,230 a year ($21.75/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,120 statewide and $45,750 nationally.
Certificate programs commonly take a few months to a year; associate-degree programs take about 2 years.