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Undergrad Certificate73 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
$95,949
5yr Post-Grad
$6,306
/yr
-
+$524k
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
Baltimore
MD
$77,731
5yr Post-Grad
$18,328
/yr
-
+$339k
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale
VA
$67,613
5yr Post-Grad
$8,554
/yr
-
+$252k
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
NC
$55,387
5yr Post-Grad
$3,723
/yr
-
+$134k
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$51,718
5yr Post-Grad
$4,146
/yr
$9,463
+$96k
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
$51,351
5yr Post-Grad
$3,854
/yr
-
+$92k
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
$50,990
5yr Post-Grad
$6,313
/yr
-
+$86k
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh
NC
$48,420
5yr Post-Grad
$6,935
/yr
$14,625
+$59k
Front Range Community College
Westminster
CO
$47,605
5yr Post-Grad
$10,854
/yr
$12,999
+$46k
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
$47,115
5yr Post-Grad
$9,589
/yr
$12,093
+$42k
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
CO
$46,379
5yr Post-Grad
$9,356
/yr
-
+$35k
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
$46,540
5yr Post-Grad
$13,328
/yr
-
+$33k
Greenville Technical College
Greenville
SC
$45,562
5yr Post-Grad
$6,246
/yr
-
+$29k
Linfield University
McMinnville
OR
$44,170
2yr Post-Grad
$27,341
/yr
-
+$23k
Portland Community College
Portland
OR
$44,981
5yr Post-Grad
$9,920
/yr
-
+$20k
Central Coast College
Salinas
CA
$45,689
5yr Post-Grad
$26,640
/yr
-
+$12k
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
$42,412
5yr Post-Grad
$10,506
/yr
-
-$8k
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
WI
$41,703
5yr Post-Grad
$9,935
/yr
$7,000
-$15k
Owens Community College
Perrysburg
OH
$41,686
5yr Post-Grad
$10,202
/yr
-
-$16k
Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield
MO
$40,340
5yr Post-Grad
$7,340
/yr
-
-$28k
MTI College
Sacramento
CA
$40,611
5yr Post-Grad
$20,336
/yr
-
-$37k
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake
WI
$39,589
5yr Post-Grad
$8,892
/yr
$9,917
-$37k
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
$38,525
5yr Post-Grad
$6,544
/yr
$8,500
-$46k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$38,052
5yr Post-Grad
$13,571
/yr
-
-$58k
Rasmussen University-North Dakota
Fargo
ND
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$18,227
/yr
$9,500
-$61k
Rasmussen University-Kansas
Topeka
KS
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$18,289
/yr
$9,500
-$61k
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford
IL
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$18,470
/yr
$9,500
-$61k
Rasmussen University-Wisconsin
Green Bay
WI
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$18,847
/yr
$9,500
-$62k
Rasmussen University-Minnesota
St. Cloud
MN
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$19,071
/yr
$9,500
-$62k
Rasmussen University-Florida
Ocala
FL
$35,954
2yr Post-Grad
$19,113
/yr
$9,500
-$62k
Charter College
Anchorage
AK
$38,398
5yr Post-Grad
$25,225
/yr
-
-$65k
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
IA
$35,575
5yr Post-Grad
$10,059
/yr
$18,335
-$81k
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
WA
$35,125
5yr Post-Grad
$9,321
/yr
$8,617
-$86k
Milan Institute-Visalia
Visalia
CA
$36,021
5yr Post-Grad
$28,638
/yr
-
-$94k
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
GA
$34,531
5yr Post-Grad
$12,599
/yr
-
-$95k
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
IA
$34,045
5yr Post-Grad
$8,875
/yr
$12,138
-$97k
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence
SC
$33,284
5yr Post-Grad
$598
/yr
-
-$98k
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown
NC
$34,313
5yr Post-Grad
$13,926
/yr
$14,438
-$99k
Stellar Career College
Modesto
CA
$32,850
5yr Post-Grad
$13,155
/yr
$5,488
-$114k
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
LA
$32,651
5yr Post-Grad
$11,926
/yr
$18,449
-$115k
Hunter Business School
Levittown
NY
$33,419
5yr Post-Grad
$25,136
/yr
-
-$119k
Herzing University-Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
MN
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$15,205
/yr
$13,304
-$130k
Herzing University-Kenosha
Kenosha
WI
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$17,613
/yr
$13,304
-$133k
Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood
FL
$28,960
2yr Post-Grad
$8,663
/yr
-
-$133k
Herzing University-Brookfield
Brookfield
WI
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$18,796
/yr
$13,304
-$134k
Herzing University-Orlando
Winter Park
FL
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$19,758
/yr
$13,304
-$135k
Herzing University-Madison
Madison
WI
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$20,319
/yr
$13,304
-$135k
Herzing University-Akron
Akron
OH
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$20,320
/yr
$13,304
-$135k
Herzing University-Birmingham
Birmingham
AL
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$20,957
/yr
$13,304
-$136k
Herzing University-Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
$31,508
5yr Post-Grad
$21,757
/yr
$13,304
-$136k
Orange Technical College
Orlando
FL
$27,947
2yr Post-Grad
$7,826
/yr
-
-$144k
New Professions Technical Institute
Miami
FL
$32,139
5yr Post-Grad
$39,944
/yr
-
-$146k
Milan Institute-Palm Desert
Palm Desert
CA
$27,488
2yr Post-Grad
$27,930
/yr
-
-$168k
Summit College
San Bernardino
CA
$26,353
2yr Post-Grad
$24,161
/yr
$7,177
-$177k
Montana State University
Bozeman
MT
$25,967
2yr Post-Grad
$20,593
/yr
-
-$179k
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$16,706
/yr
$8,507
-$180k
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
Pharr
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$21,588
/yr
$8,507
-$185k
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Harlingen
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$23,167
/yr
$8,507
-$186k
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Austin
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$23,458
/yr
$8,507
-$187k
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$24,545
/yr
$8,507
-$188k
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$26,782
/yr
$8,507
-$190k
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio
TX
$27,062
5yr Post-Grad
$29,173
/yr
$8,507
-$192k
Bayamon Community College
Bayamon
PR
$22,948
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$210k
Uintah Basin Technical College
Roosevelt
UT
$21,508
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
-$212k
CET-San Jose
San Jose
CA
$23,660
5yr Post-Grad
$15,045
/yr
-
-$216k
CET-El Centro
El Centro
CA
$23,660
5yr Post-Grad
$19,211
/yr
-
-$220k
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee
Chamblee
GA
$20,140
2yr Post-Grad
$13,775
/yr
-
-$241k
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
Gainesville
GA
$20,140
2yr Post-Grad
$14,834
/yr
-
-$242k
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
Morrow
GA
$20,140
2yr Post-Grad
$14,970
/yr
-
-$242k
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
Newport
KY
$20,140
2yr Post-Grad
$15,239
/yr
-
-$242k
Metropolitan Learning Institute
Rego Park
NY
$20,390
5yr Post-Grad
$9,526
/yr
-
-$248k
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen
McAllen
TX
$19,954
5yr Post-Grad
$21,607
/yr
$9,500
-$264k
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga
Chattanooga
TN
$19,954
5yr Post-Grad
$25,266
/yr
$9,500
-$267k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
  • Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.