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Fortis Institute-Towson

⌖ Towson, MD · 12 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$388,956 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even
−127%Modeled 10-year ROI
$36,724Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$388,956at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$306,1960
2
4
6
8
−$388,95610
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$31,549
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$37,479
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$31,549Average net price / year
$37,479Cost of attendance
$36,724Median earnings · year 5 after completion
44.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
354Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

32thEarnings percentile
30thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$31,547Year 1
$40,980Year 4
$36,724Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$80,3372Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,5043Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$54,9554Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$47,7065Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,3406Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,8677Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,6278Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,976

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

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Modeled 10-year ROI
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$80,337$42,650
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$63,504$28,378
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$54,955$32,278
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$47,706$25,125
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,340$13,000
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,867$13,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,627$6,333
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,976$13,940
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,098$10,263
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,008$13,167
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$32,453Not available
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,445$7,600

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.