Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Fortis Institute-Towson

The earnings trajectory here raises immediate questions. While similar Allied Health programs in Maryland suggest first-year earnings around $40,345, this program reports actual four-year earnings of just $25,108—a significant drop that's unusual in healthcare fields, where experience typically increases earning power. Either graduates are shifting to part-time work, leaving the field entirely, or facing barriers to career advancement that their peers at other Maryland schools aren't encountering.

The estimated $25,563 in debt falls above Maryland's typical $18,445 for this credential, though the debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.63 looks manageable if that first-year estimate holds true. The problem is we can't verify those initial earnings for Fortis-Towson specifically, and the four-year figure suggests something is going wrong post-graduation. With 81% of students on Pell grants, most families here are particularly vulnerable to programs that don't deliver on career momentum.

Compare this uncertainty to Carroll Community College's reported $49,776 earnings for the same credential—actual data showing graduates earning nearly double what Fortis-Towson reports at year four. When choosing between a program with solid reported outcomes and one where you're betting on estimates that contradict the only actual number available, the safer investment is clear. That $25,108 four-year figure is the one piece of concrete data you have, and it tells a worrying story.