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Graduate Certificate•172 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 ($86,881)
P25-P75 Interval ($72,115 - $100,268)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brookville | NY | $134,325 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $33,062 /yr | $20,500 | +$615k |
Stony Brook | NY | $124,768 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,784 /yr | $27,849 | +$539k |
New York | NY | $111,673 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $2,984 /yr | - | +$472k |
College of Staten Island CUNY ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Staten Island | NY | $109,286 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $5,579 /yr | - | +$447k |
City University of Seattle ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Seattle | WA | $107,256 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | +$432k |
Queens | NY | $107,163 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $4,195 /yr | - | +$427k |
River Forest | IL | $110,620 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,436 /yr | - | +$406k |
Waterbury | CT | $109,763 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $10,875 /yr | $44,704 | +$404k |
Groton | CT | $109,763 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $13,807 /yr | $44,704 | +$402k |
Hartford | CT | $109,763 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $16,403 /yr | $44,704 | +$399k |
Stamford | CT | $109,763 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $16,798 /yr | $44,704 | +$399k |
Storrs | CT | $109,763 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $25,097 /yr | $44,704 | +$391k |
New Britain | CT | $105,559 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $16,857 /yr | $20,503 | +$359k |
Saint Paul | MN | $104,535 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $20,744 /yr | $27,415 | +$346k |
Detroit | MI | $101,268 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $12,766 /yr | $47,671 | +$322k |
CUNY Lehman College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bronx | NY | $100,268 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $3,148 /yr | $32,350 | +$322k |
Fairfield | CT | $103,998 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $46,174 /yr | $31,170 | +$317k |
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winona | MN | $99,345 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $11,704 /yr | $27,333 | +$305k |
Queens | NY | $100,429 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $29,999 /yr | $51,250 | +$298k |
Plattsburgh | NY | $99,044 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $17,156 /yr | - | +$297k |
Hamden | CT | $99,431 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $40,675 /yr | - | +$279k |
Baltimore | MD | $95,645 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,809 /yr | $20,831 | +$263k |
Rochester | NY | $94,839 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $29,278 /yr | - | +$246k |
Philadelphia | PA | $95,622 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $38,509 /yr | - | +$245k |
American International College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MA | $93,922 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $23,274 /yr | $28,610 | +$243k |
Washington | DC | $94,782 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $36,586 /yr | $24,500 | +$238k |
Beverly | MA | $94,275 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $40,654 /yr | - | +$230k |
Montclair | NJ | $91,810 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $15,566 /yr | - | +$230k |
Brockport | NY | $91,573 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $16,353 /yr | - | +$227k |
University of Alaska Anchorage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Anchorage | AK | $87,604 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $15,301 /yr | - | +$224k |
Boston | MA | $87,815 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $17,707 /yr | - | +$223k |
La Crosse | WI | $88,297 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $21,260 /yr | $28,608 | +$191k |
California | PA | $88,001 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,256 /yr | - | +$191k |
New Haven | CT | $87,346 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $20,857 /yr | $31,946 | +$182k |
Biddeford | ME | $86,881 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $38,107 /yr | $18,097 | +$162k |
Saint Cloud | MN | $80,556 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $13,529 /yr | - | +$156k |
Bridgeport | CT | $81,702 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $27,807 /yr | - | +$154k |
Denver | CO | $83,567 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $36,131 /yr | $30,504 | +$132k |
Cortland | NY | $77,401 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $22,345 /yr | - | +$116k |
Oswego | NY | $75,832 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $16,236 /yr | - | +$106k |
Charlotte | NC | $78,447 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $15,435 /yr | $25,472 | +$103k |
Muncie | IN | $75,204 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $14,940 /yr | - | +$101k |
Capella University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $78,507 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $17,956 /yr | $52,008 | +$101k |
Thomas University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Thomasville | GA | $77,660 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,499 /yr | $28,100 | +$92k |
Los Angeles | CA | $76,460 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $48,381 /yr | - | +$83k |
Fond Du Lac | WI | $73,635 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $21,937 /yr | - | +$79k |
Birmingham | AL | $76,117 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $18,749 /yr | - | +$78k |
Augusta | GA | $75,541 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $13,787 /yr | $20,500 | +$77k |
Buffalo | NY | $73,215 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $20,995 /yr | - | +$76k |
Tallahassee | FL | $74,682 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $11,297 /yr | - | +$71k |
Lamar University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Beaumont | TX | $73,046 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $9,366 /yr | $13,679 | +$57k |
East Lansing | MI | $71,324 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $19,680 /yr | - | +$31k |
University of Phoenix-Arizona ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenix | AZ | $67,660 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $13,520 /yr | - | +$28k |
Omaha | NE | $72,115 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $31,568 /yr | $8,700 | +$28k |
Laramie | WY | $66,915 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $13,599 /yr | - | +$20k |
Jonesboro | AR | $68,970 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $12,366 /yr | $22,593 | +$15k |
Huntington | WV | $68,244 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $7,502 /yr | $24,291 | +$13k |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Little Rock | AR | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,248 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Magnolia | AR | - Nat: $86,288 | $14,027 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $86,288 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Fresno Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fresno | CA | - Nat: $86,288 | $13,630 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside | CA | - Nat: $86,288 | $45,566 /yr | - | -$0 |
Redlands | CA | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,031 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fort Collins | CO | - Nat: $86,288 | $21,279 /yr | - | -$0 |
Regis University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | - Nat: $86,288 | $18,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of the District of Columbia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Washington | DC | - Nat: $86,288 | $10,648 /yr | - | -$0 |
LaGrange College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lagrange | GA | - Nat: $86,288 | $20,875 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chicago | IL | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,948 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bourbonnais | IL | - Nat: $86,288 | $20,729 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Illinois Springfield ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | IL | - Nat: $86,288 | $9,833 /yr | - | -$0 |
Edwardsville | IL | - Nat: $86,288 | $14,889 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marion | IN | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,866 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pittsburg | KS | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,784 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lexington | KY | - Nat: $86,288 | $18,851 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morehead | KY | - Nat: $86,288 | $9,793 /yr | - | -$0 |
Union Commonwealth University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Barbourville | KY | - Nat: $86,288 | $21,311 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baton Rouge | LA | - Nat: $86,288 | $19,151 /yr | - | -$0 |
Louisiana Christian University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pineville | LA | - Nat: $86,288 | $13,113 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ruston | LA | - Nat: $86,288 | $11,864 /yr | - | -$0 |
Standish | ME | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,555 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Southern Maine ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Portland | ME | - Nat: $86,288 | $13,596 /yr | - | -$0 |
Baltimore | MD | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,574 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Maryland Global Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Adelphi | MD | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,063 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bay Path University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Longmeadow | MA | - Nat: $86,288 | $14,271 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bridgewater | MA | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,383 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wenham | MA | - Nat: $86,288 | $24,883 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ypsilanti | MI | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rochester Hills | MI | - Nat: $86,288 | $9,120 /yr | - | -$0 |
The College of Saint Scholastica ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Duluth | MN | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,846 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southwest Minnesota State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marshall | MN | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,291 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,006 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $86,288 | $20,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Missouri-St Louis ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Louis | MO | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,071 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bozeman | MT | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,499 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seward | NE | - Nat: $86,288 | $23,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kearney | NE | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,242 /yr | - | -$0 |
Wayne | NE | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,360 /yr | - | -$0 |
Keene | NH | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,887 /yr | - | -$0 |
Plymouth | NH | - Nat: $86,288 | $19,216 /yr | - | -$0 |
Caldwell | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | $24,691 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hackettstown | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | $20,503 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lawrenceville | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | $24,792 /yr | - | -$0 |
Morristown | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | $23,125 /yr | - | -$0 |
Thomas Edison State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Trenton | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Ewing | NJ | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,646 /yr | - | -$0 |
Western New Mexico University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Silver City | NM | - Nat: $86,288 | $8,522 /yr | - | -$0 |
Buffalo | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,940 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $3,776 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bronx | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $44,338 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hempstead | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $34,176 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverdale | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,256 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dobbs Ferry | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $14,072 /yr | - | -$0 |
Niagara University | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,248 /yr | - | -$0 |
Old Westbury | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,443 /yr | - | -$0 |
New York | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,892 /yr | - | -$0 |
Saint Bonaventure | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $27,074 /yr | - | -$0 |
Canton | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $28,651 /yr | - | -$0 |
Albany | NY | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,167 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gardner-Webb University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boiling Springs | NC | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,674 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greensboro | NC | - Nat: $86,288 | $10,965 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $86,288 | $14,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pepper Pike | OH | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,164 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northeastern State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tahlequah | OK | - Nat: $86,288 | $12,710 /yr | - | -$0 |
Tulsa | OK | - Nat: $86,288 | $25,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portland | OR | - Nat: $86,288 | $28,210 /yr | - | -$0 |
Erie | PA | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,553 /yr | - | -$0 |
Immaculata University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Immaculata | PA | - Nat: $86,288 | $24,258 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bethlehem | PA | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,670 /yr | - | -$0 |
Shippensburg | PA | - Nat: $86,288 | $23,726 /yr | - | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $86,288 | $28,198 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville | SC | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,308 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | SC | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,811 /yr | - | -$0 |
Johnson City | TN | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,983 /yr | - | -$0 |
Memphis | TN | - Nat: $86,288 | $12,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Knoxville | TN | - Nat: $86,288 | $18,976 /yr | - | -$0 |
Abilene | TX | - Nat: $86,288 | $26,182 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,649 /yr | - | -$0 |
Kerrville | TX | - Nat: $86,288 | $21,507 /yr | - | -$0 |
Denton | TX | - Nat: $86,288 | $11,963 /yr | - | -$0 |
Champlain College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Burlington | VT | - Nat: $86,288 | $35,860 /yr | - | -$0 |
Fairfax | VA | - Nat: $86,288 | $17,915 /yr | - | -$0 |
Winchester | VA | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,298 /yr | - | -$0 |
Blacksburg | VA | - Nat: $86,288 | $24,953 /yr | - | -$0 |
Charlottesville | VA | - Nat: $86,288 | $21,565 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cheney | WA | - Nat: $86,288 | $13,886 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lacey | WA | - Nat: $86,288 | $28,119 /yr | - | -$0 |
Seattle | WA | - Nat: $86,288 | $34,662 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bellingham | WA | - Nat: $86,288 | $21,193 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $86,288 | $22,540 /yr | - | -$0 |
Mequon | WI | - Nat: $86,288 | $36,201 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $86,288 | $31,487 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $86,288 | $15,014 /yr | - | -$0 |
American Public University System ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charles Town | WV | - Nat: $86,288 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Colorado State University Global ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Denver | CO | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,510 /yr | - | -$0 |
DeVry University-California ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ontario | CA | - Nat: $86,288 | $33,744 /yr | - | -$0 |
DeVry University-Illinois ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lisle | IL | - Nat: $86,288 | $30,770 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of North Georgia ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dahlonega | GA | - Nat: $86,288 | $9,823 /yr | - | -$0 |
Boston | MA | - Nat: $86,288 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Marion | IN | - Nat: $86,288 | $16,898 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valdosta State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Valdosta | GA | $64,245 Nat: $92,532 2yr Post-Grad | $10,945 /yr | - | -$4k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $66,646 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | $34,634 | -$9k |
Salem University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Salem | WV | $66,072 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $12,303 /yr | $11,340 | -$12k |
Conway | AR | $65,355 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $16,511 /yr | $33,513 | -$23k |
Mercer University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Macon | GA | $61,177 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $23,847 /yr | - | -$47k |
Walden University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Minneapolis | MN | $59,948 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $33,817 /yr | - | -$68k |
Henderson | TN | $57,318 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $21,574 /yr | - | -$84k |
University of Richmond | VA | $57,705 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $31,309 /yr | - | -$89k |
Kent | OH | $55,898 Nat: $86,288 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $13,806 | -$121k |
Richmond | VA | $52,107 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $23,433 /yr | - | -$141k |
Greenville | NC | $48,432 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $15,739 /yr | - | -$173k |
Liberty University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lynchburg | VA | $38,289 Nat: $86,288 2yr Post-Grad | $29,357 /yr | - | -$298k |
Analysis Notes:
- Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.
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.