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Undergrad Certificate•148 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 ($44,053)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,136 - $50,349)
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 ($43,788)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,136 - $50,349)
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 ($43,788)
P25-P75 Interval ($32,136 - $50,349)
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
Sioux City
IA
$62,497
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$9,042
/yr
-
+$215k
North Bennet Street School
Boston
MA
$59,101
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$34,051
/yr
$9,500
+$157k
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
MN
$57,425
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$16,180
/yr
-
+$144k
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester
MN
$54,633
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$18,037
/yr
-
+$114k
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul
MN
$53,528
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$17,954
/yr
-
+$102k
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
$50,349
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$7,005
/yr
-
+$90k
Delhi
NY
$47,025
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$17,334
/yr
-
+$35k
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
WI
$45,371
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$11,919
/yr
-
+$32k
La Crosse
WI
$44,860
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$11,615
/yr
-
+$26k
Riverland Community College
Austin
MN
$45,728
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$14,434
/yr
-
+$23k
Alexandria
MN
$44,053
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$19,595
/yr
-
+$10k
Beloit
KS
$43,522
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$15,603
/yr
-
+$8k
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden
AL
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,125
/yr
-
-$0
John C Calhoun State Community College
Tanner
AL
-
Nat: $41,835
$7,874
/yr
-
-$0
American River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,730
/yr
-
-$0
Laney College
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,315
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Palomar College
San Marcos
CA
-
Nat: $41,835
$1,839
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Redwoods
Eureka
CA
-
Nat: $41,835
$20,206
/yr
-
-$0
Atlantic Technical College
Coconut Creek
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$14,033
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Myers Technical College
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola State College
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$7,933
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Fe College
Gainesville
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,289
/yr
-
-$0
Suncoast Technical College
Sarasota
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$14,884
/yr
-
-$0
Sheridan Technical College
Hollywood
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,092
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Panhandle Technical College
Chipley
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,682
/yr
-
-$0
Albany Technical College
Albany
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,966
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus Technical College
Columbus
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
$7,638
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,900
/yr
-
-$0
Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
$15,675
/yr
-
-$0
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
ID
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,914
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
-
Nat: $41,835
$7,555
/yr
-
-$0
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
IL
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,839
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,725
/yr
-
-$0
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$10,553
/yr
-
-$0
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,073
/yr
-
-$0
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,510
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,757
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Community College
Creston
IA
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,751
/yr
-
-$0
Barton County Community College
Great Bend
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$10,725
/yr
-
-$0
Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,624
/yr
-
-$0
Fort Scott Community College
Fort Scott
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,580
/yr
-
-$0
Highland Community College
Highland
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,479
/yr
-
-$0
Topeka
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,822
/yr
-
-$0
Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,716
/yr
-
-$0
Neosho County Community College
Chanute
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,067
/yr
-
-$0
Goodland
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,988
/yr
-
-$0
Salina
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,862
/yr
-
-$0
Topeka
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,023
/yr
-
-$0
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita
KS
-
Nat: $41,835
$10,348
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$1,638
/yr
-
-$0
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$407
/yr
-
-$0
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$617
/yr
-
-$0
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$1,628
/yr
-
-$0
Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$1,193
/yr
-
-$0
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$678
/yr
-
-$0
Somerset Community College
Somerset
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$543
/yr
-
-$0
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland
KY
-
Nat: $41,835
$712
/yr
-
-$0
Central Louisiana Technical Community College
Alexandria
LA
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,162
/yr
-
-$0
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,939
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City
MI
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,926
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Michigan College
Dowagiac
MI
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,613
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Superior College
Duluth
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$17,272
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,331
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,194
/yr
-
-$0
South Central College
North Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,198
/yr
-
-$0
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$19,003
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$17,842
/yr
-
-$0
Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale
MS
-
Nat: $41,835
$1,198
/yr
-
-$0
East Central Community College
Decatur
MS
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,533
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,135
/yr
-
-$0
Meridian Community College
Meridian
MS
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,473
/yr
-
-$0
Southwest Mississippi Community College
Summit
MS
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,318
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Cape Girardeau
MO
-
Nat: $41,835
$16,881
/yr
-
-$0
Chillicothe
MO
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University Billings
Billings
MT
-
Nat: $41,835
$15,630
/yr
-
-$0
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,426
/yr
-
-$0
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,717
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Fear Community College
Wilmington
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,156
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,428
/yr
-
-$0
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,937
/yr
-
-$0
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$17,020
/yr
-
-$0
Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,078
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Community College
Roxboro
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,065
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Community College
Sylva
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,865
/yr
-
-$0
Alamance Community College
Graham
NC
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,402
/yr
-
-$0
Bismarck
ND
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,531
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $41,835
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
High Plains Technology Center
Woodward
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,239
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware County Community College
Media
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,983
/yr
-
-$0
York Technical College
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,979
/yr
-
-$0
Sinte Gleska University
Mission
SD
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,047
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,445
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgerland Technical College
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,759
/yr
-
-$0
Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden
UT
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Peninsula College
Port Angeles
WA
-
Nat: $41,835
$18,576
/yr
-
-$0
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla
WA
-
Nat: $41,835
$14,397
/yr
-
-$0
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$15,585
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,704
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,232
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,014
/yr
-
-$0
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake
WI
-
Nat: $41,835
$18,550
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,256
/yr
-
-$0
College of Micronesia-FSM
Pohnpei
FM
-
Nat: $41,835
$6,844
/yr
-
-$0
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Moore Norman Technology Center
Norman
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$2,196
/yr
-
-$0
Metro Technology Centers
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,635
/yr
-
-$0
Great Plains Technology Center
Lawton
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$5,184
/yr
-
-$0
Pioneer Technology Center
Ponca City
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,885
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Oklahoma Technology Center
Ardmore
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$17,098
/yr
-
-$0
Autry Technology Center
Enid
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Canadian Valley Technology Center
El Reno
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,557
/yr
-
-$0
Meridian Technology Center
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Erwin Technical College
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$4,095
/yr
-
-$0
Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shawnee
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester
McAlester
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$3,110
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Marshall Islands
Majuro
MH
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,486
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,514
/yr
-
-$0
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center
Altoona
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,126
/yr
-
-$0
Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake
MN
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,391
/yr
-
-$0
Western Technology Center
Burns Flat
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Mid-America Technology Center
Wayne
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
Wes Watkins Technology Center
Wetumka
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$10,754
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana County Technology Center
Indiana
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$21,019
/yr
-
-$0
Okaloosa Technical College
Fort Walton Beach
FL
-
Nat: $41,835
$15,490
/yr
-
-$0
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge
LA
-
Nat: $41,835
$9,356
/yr
-
-$0
Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$14,688
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Technology Center
Pryor
OK
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,296
/yr
-
-$0
Leesport
PA
-
Nat: $41,835
$12,910
/yr
-
-$0
Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
$8,881
/yr
-
-$0
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
LA
-
Nat: $41,835
$11,672
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville
GA
-
Nat: $41,835
-
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
$42,052
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$14,905
/yr
-
-$7k
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City
KS
$40,446
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$14,533
/yr
-
-$24k
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago
IL
$37,726
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$7,250
/yr
-
-$48k
Tulsa Technology Center
Tulsa
OK
$36,714
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$8,334
/yr
-
-$60k
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta
GA
$30,791
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$2,240
/yr
-
-$120k
Orleans Technical College
Philadelphia
PA
$32,136
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$19,606
/yr
$7,600
-$121k
Saint Louis
MO
$29,685
Nat: $41,835
2yr Post-Grad
$20,834
/yr
$9,975
-$136k
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore
WI
$28,236
Nat: $41,835
2yr Post-Grad
$12,778
/yr
-
-$145k
Ocean County Vocational-Technical School
Toms River
NJ
$26,841
Nat: $41,835
4yr Post-Grad
$10,175
/yr
-
-$171k
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
Muskogee
OK
$24,375
Nat: $41,835
5yr Post-Grad
$9,284
/yr
-
-$204k
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).