North Baltimore Journal

Head coaches of Towson University women’s teams earn an average of $76,064 annually – the fifth highest average salary in the state – according to a North Baltimore Journal analysis of federal education data.

The analysis found that the university had the equivalent of 10.5 full-time head coaches on staff for its women’s teams. The school has the highest level of women head coaches’ pay within Baltimore North/Towson.

The U.S. Department of Education’s office of postsecondary education collects athletics data annually from all institutions with intercollegiate athletics programs that receive funding through federal financial aid programs. Data for 2016 – the latest year available – includes more than 2,000 schools nationwide.

A total of 35 universities and colleges in Maryland paid salaries to women’s head coaches in 2016.

What Maryland colleges pay women’s head coaches

Rank	School	Division	Total Undergraduates	Women's Team Average Annual Institutional Salary per FTE	Women's Team Number of FTEs Included in Average
1	University of Maryland-College Park	NCAA Division I-FBS	26,174	$248,946	9.5
2	Loyola University Maryland	NCAA Division I without football	4,030	$109,964	6.35
3	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	NCAA Division I without football	9,474	$84,943	6
4	Johns Hopkins University	Other	5,589	$77,297	7.41
5	Towson University	NCAA Division I-FCS	16,827	$76,064	10.50
6	Coppin State University	NCAA Division I without football	1,887	$75,924	5
7	Stevenson University	NCAA Division III with football	3,065	$68,248	7
8	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	NCAA Division I without football	2,917	$65,893	4.25
9	Morgan State University	NCAA Division I-FCS	5,738	$65,363	3.75
10	Mount St Mary's University	NCAA Division I without football	1,627	$64,971	5.5
11	Salisbury University	NCAA Division III with football	7,236	$64,832	6.7
12	Goucher College	NCAA Division III without football	1,436	$62,024	6.1
13	Baltimore City Community College	NJCAA Division I	1,293	$57,143	0.7
14	McDaniel College	NCAA Division III with football	1,523	$50,112	4.98
15	Frostburg State University	NCAA Division III with football	4,087	$50,104	7.5
16	Bowie State University	NCAA Division II with football	3,931	$48,539	3.33
17	Washington College	NCAA Division III without football	1,437	$47,298	8.5
18	Montgomery College	NJCAA Division III	7,469	$46,458	0.55
19	Garrett College	Other	444	$44,927	1.1
20	St. John's College	Independent	432	$42,291	0.11
21	Allegany College of Maryland	NJCAA Division II	1,415	$41,895	0.38
22	Notre Dame of Maryland University	NCAA Division III without football	515	$41,361	1.47
23	Hood College	NCAA Division III without football	1,086	$40,677	2.43
24	Anne Arundel Community College	NJCAA Division III	3,878	$36,336	0.75
25	St Mary's College of Maryland	NCAA Division III without football	1,540	$35,890	9.25
26	Cecil College	NJCAA Division II	939	$32,353	0.68
27	Washington Adventist University	NAIA Division II	697	$30,000	0.75
28	Harford Community College	NJCAA Division I	2,087	$29,659	1.35
29	The Community College of Baltimore County	NJCAA Division II	5,923	$29,112	2.08
30	Chesapeake College	NJCAA Division II	654	$27,000	0.5
31	Prince George's Community College	NJCAA Division III	3,258	$25,050	0.8
32	Hagerstown Community College	NJCAA Division I	968	$19,652	1
33	Howard Community College	NJCAA Division III	3,511	$18,134	1.66
34	College of Southern Maryland	NJCAA Division II	2,908	$17,656	1.92
35	Frederick Community College	NJCAA Division II	1,940	$16,079	1.41

Source: U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education