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Undergrad Certificate•42 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 ($61,520)
P25-P75 Interval ($21,796 - $72,369)
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 ($60,959)
P25-P75 Interval ($21,796 - $72,369)
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 ($60,959)
P25-P75 Interval ($21,796 - $72,369)
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
Flagstaff
AZ
$81,688
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$17,265
/yr
$15,500
+$397k
Moorhead
MN
$72,369
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$17,601
/yr
-
+$306k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$61,520
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$13,916
/yr
$7,125
+$201k
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$60,397
Nat: $53,418
5yr Post-Grad
$16,414
/yr
-
+$175k
Phoenix College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $53,418
$10,160
/yr
-
-$0
Rio Salado College
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $53,418
$5,978
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $53,418
$14,659
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $53,418
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $53,418
$7,478
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $53,418
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $53,418
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $53,418
$4,782
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $53,418
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Moscow
ID
-
Nat: $53,418
$15,321
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $53,418
$6,462
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $53,418
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
IA
-
Nat: $53,418
$11,757
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $53,418
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $53,418
$21,142
/yr
$13,500
-$0
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $53,418
$3,811
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $53,418
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $53,418
-
/yr
-
-$0
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $53,418
$5,717
/yr
-
-$0
James A. Rhodes State College
Lima
OH
-
Nat: $53,418
$7,312
/yr
-
-$0
University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande
OH
-
Nat: $53,418
$25,227
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $53,418
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Cresson
PA
-
Nat: $53,418
$21,483
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Erie
PA
-
Nat: $53,418
$23,165
/yr
$26,945
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
Altoona
PA
-
Nat: $53,418
$21,714
/yr
$26,945
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $53,418
$33,675
/yr
$26,945
-$0
Houston City College
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $53,418
$4,575
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $53,418
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $53,418
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake
WI
-
Nat: $53,418
$18,550
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston
GA
-
Nat: $53,418
$12,185
/yr
-
-$0
Gordon Cooper Technology Center
Shawnee
OK
-
Nat: $53,418
-
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
-
Nat: $53,418
$15,834
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $53,418
$12,651
/yr
$26,945
-$0
Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins
GA
-
Nat: $53,418
$8,881
/yr
-
-$0
Nova College de Puerto Rico
Bayamon
PR
$21,796
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$7,728
/yr
-
-$226k
NUC University
Bayamon
PR
$20,261
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$11,921
/yr
-
-$247k
Not ranked. We don't score these programs on our standard basis. See the note on each.
Bowling Green
Not scored. Graduates of this program earn more than graduates of the school's bachelor's degree in the same field, and about 1.6× the national median for this credential. That usually means students arrived already holding a degree or years of work experience. Our model assumes a student starting right after high school, so it can't measure what this program added. Earnings are as reported by the College Scorecard. Run it with your own cost and expected pay →
KY
$85,634
Nat: $53,418
4yr Post-Grad
$11,789
/yr
-Not scored
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).