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Undergrad Certificate•73 Institutions
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.
Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings
Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.
Field Median ($31,878)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,878 - $35,062)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Athens | GA | $73,835 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $13,936 /yr | $20,713 | +$320k |
Columbia | MO | $54,680 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | $20,000 | +$123k |
Pima Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tucson | AZ | - Nat: $33,711 | $3,405 /yr | - | -$0 |
Butte College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oroville | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $5,520 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chaffey College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rancho Cucamonga | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $5,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cosumnes River College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $5,981 /yr | - | -$0 |
De Anza College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cupertino | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glendale Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Glendale | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $8,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mt San Jacinto Community College District ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Jacinto | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,806 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ohlone College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fremont | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,130 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pasadena City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pasadena | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $3,864 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Ana College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Ana | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $3,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Riverside | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $8,377 /yr | - | -$0 |
Sacramento City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,614 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $7,935 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Francisco | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $12,278 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sacramento | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $16,605 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Bernardino Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Bernardino | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $18,943 /yr | - | -$0 |
Aims Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greeley | CO | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,463 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pueblo Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pueblo | CO | - Nat: $33,711 | $12,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lorenzo Walker Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Naples | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $7,283 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hillsborough Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tampa | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $3,861 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lively Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tallahassee | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $10,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
Traviss Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lakeland | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Orange Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Orlando | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $10,525 /yr | - | -$0 |
St Petersburg College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. St. Petersburg | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $1,471 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seminole State College of Florida ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sanford | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $8,970 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida Panhandle Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chipley | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $2,307 /yr | - | -$0 |
William T McFatter Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Davie | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,901 /yr | - | -$0 |
Savannah | GA | - Nat: $33,711 | $49,430 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mattoon | IL | - Nat: $33,711 | $2,254 /yr | - | -$0 |
Godfrey | IL | - Nat: $33,711 | $3,349 /yr | - | -$0 |
Parkland College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Champaign | IL | - Nat: $33,711 | $8,048 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rock Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rockford | IL | - Nat: $33,711 | $5,242 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bowling Green | KY | - Nat: $33,711 | $10,990 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Community and Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rochester | MN | - Nat: $33,711 | $14,435 /yr | - | -$0 |
Warrensburg | MO | - Nat: $33,711 | $14,462 /yr | - | -$0 |
Springfield | MO | - Nat: $33,711 | $17,613 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Island | NE | - Nat: $33,711 | $7,024 /yr | - | -$0 |
Metropolitan Community College Area ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Omaha | NE | - Nat: $33,711 | $4,982 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Fe Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Fe | NM | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,067 /yr | - | -$0 |
Niagara County Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sanborn | NY | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,876 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stautzenberger College-Maumee ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Maumee | OH | - Nat: $33,711 | $21,756 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pepper Pike | OH | - Nat: $33,711 | $16,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rose State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Midwest City | OK | - Nat: $33,711 | $12,148 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,288 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clackamas Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oregon City | OR | - Nat: $33,711 | $7,855 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bucks County Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Newtown | PA | - Nat: $33,711 | $6,389 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana | PA | - Nat: $33,711 | $16,804 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greensburg | PA | - Nat: $33,711 | $17,945 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburgh | PA | - Nat: $33,711 | $30,434 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alvin Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Alvin | TX | - Nat: $33,711 | $8,525 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central Texas College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Killeen | TX | - Nat: $33,711 | $10,265 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lone Star College System ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. The Woodlands | TX | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,252 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tyler Junior College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tyler | TX | - Nat: $33,711 | $10,206 /yr | - | -$0 |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Parkersburg | WV | - Nat: $33,711 | $1,807 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison Area Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Madison | WI | - Nat: $33,711 | $14,238 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Crosse | WI | - Nat: $33,711 | $11,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ardmore | OK | - Nat: $33,711 | $12,939 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fremont University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cerritos | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $34,483 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ventura Adult and Continuing Education ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ventura | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $9,924 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cape Coral Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cape Coral | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $1,463 /yr | - | -$0 |
M-DCPS The English Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Miami | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Immokalee | FL | - Nat: $33,711 | $9,065 /yr | - | -$0 |
Norco College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Norco | CA | - Nat: $33,711 | $5,169 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bangor | ME | - Nat: $33,711 | $21,005 /yr | $27,000 | -$0 |
Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | $35,062 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $26,435 /yr | $9,500 | -$95k |
Illinois Media School ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | $35,062 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $27,238 /yr | $9,500 | -$95k |
Ohio Media School-Valley View ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Valley View | OH | $31,878 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $24,111 /yr | $9,500 | -$128k |
Ohio Media School-Columbus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus | OH | $31,878 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $24,913 /yr | $9,500 | -$128k |
Colorado Media School ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | $31,878 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $30,514 /yr | $9,500 | -$134k |
Ohio Media School-Cincinnati ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Norwood | OH | $27,726 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $25,659 /yr | $9,500 | -$175k |
Miami Media School ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Doral | FL | $27,726 Nat: $33,711 4yr Post-Grad | $29,429 /yr | $9,500 | -$179k |
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.