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Undergrad Certificate•32 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 ($60,225)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,405 - $60,225)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($53,315)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,405 - $60,225)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($53,315)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,405 - $60,225)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Bellevue College
Bellevue
WA
$60,225
Nat: $39,476
4yr Post-Grad
$18,271
/yr
-
+$183k
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
$46,405
Nat: $39,476
5yr Post-Grad
$11,116
/yr
-
+$34k
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$23,756
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome
GA
-
Nat: $39,476
$4,043
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Kishwaukee College
Malta
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$4,358
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
IL
-
Nat: $39,476
$2,551
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kalamazoo
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$2,461
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City
MI
-
Nat: $39,476
$3,926
/yr
-
-$0
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd
MN
-
Nat: $39,476
$15,556
/yr
-
-$0
Belmont College
St Clairsville
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,909
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$10,310
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,122
/yr
-
-$0
Kent
OH
-
Nat: $39,476
$20,294
/yr
-
-$0
McLennan Community College
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $39,476
$5,887
/yr
-
-$0
Temple College
Temple
TX
-
Nat: $39,476
$8,451
/yr
-
-$0
Clark College
Vancouver
WA
-
Nat: $39,476
$18,625
/yr
-
-$0
Peninsula College
Port Angeles
WA
-
Nat: $39,476
$18,576
/yr
-
-$0
Copper Mountain Community College
Joshua Tree
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$9,404
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $39,476
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
More Tech Institute
Hialeah
FL
-
Nat: $39,476
$39,197
/yr
-
-$0
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).