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Undergrad Certificate•48 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 ($72,369)
P25-P75 Interval ($21,796 - $81,688)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bowling Green | KY | $85,634 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $10,990 /yr | - | +$438k |
Flagstaff | AZ | $81,688 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $14,158 /yr | $20,500 | +$396k |
Moorhead | MN | $72,369 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $17,997 /yr | - | +$302k |
University of Phoenix-Arizona ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenix | AZ | $61,520 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $13,520 /yr | $12,008 | +$199k |
Phoenix College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Phoenix | AZ | - Nat: $53,418 | $12,055 /yr | - | -$0 |
Rio Salado College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tempe | AZ | - Nat: $53,418 | $8,341 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $53,418 | $12,548 /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: $53,418 | $5,672 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Valley Glen | CA | - Nat: $53,418 | $12,152 /yr | - | -$0 |
Los Angeles City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Los Angeles | CA | - Nat: $53,418 | $10,261 /yr | - | -$0 |
Connecticut State Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Britain | CT | - Nat: $53,418 | $11,513 /yr | - | -$0 |
Post University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Waterbury | CT | - Nat: $53,418 | $21,634 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florida SouthWestern State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Myers | FL | - Nat: $53,418 | $7,247 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miami Dade College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Miami | FL | - Nat: $53,418 | $5,463 /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: $53,418 | $10,525 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moscow | ID | - Nat: $53,418 | $14,831 /yr | - | -$0 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago | IL | - Nat: $53,418 | $7,397 /yr | - | -$0 |
Godfrey | IL | - Nat: $53,418 | $3,349 /yr | - | -$0 |
Oakton College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Des Plaines | IL | - Nat: $53,418 | $5,183 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northeast Iowa Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Calmar | IA | - Nat: $53,418 | $11,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bunker Hill Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Boston | MA | - Nat: $53,418 | $7,818 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Hennepin Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn Park | MN | - Nat: $53,418 | $12,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia | MO | - Nat: $53,418 | $20,268 /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: $53,418 | $4,982 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northeast Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Norfolk | NE | - Nat: $53,418 | $8,544 /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: $53,418 | - /yr | - | -$0 |
Mohawk Valley Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Utica | NY | - Nat: $53,418 | $8,987 /yr | - | -$0 |
James A. Rhodes State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lima | OH | - Nat: $53,418 | $8,757 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Rio Grande ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rio Grande | OH | - Nat: $53,418 | $23,686 /yr | - | -$0 |
Stark State College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. North Canton | OH | - Nat: $53,418 | $5,986 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cresson | PA | - Nat: $53,418 | $22,344 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Erie | PA | - Nat: $53,418 | $24,558 /yr | $25,965 | -$0 |
University Park | PA | - Nat: $53,418 | $32,875 /yr | $25,965 | -$0 |
Philadelphia | PA | - Nat: $53,418 | $28,699 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dallas College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Dallas | TX | - Nat: $53,418 | $3,214 /yr | - | -$0 |
Houston Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Houston | TX | - Nat: $53,418 | $5,737 /yr | - | -$0 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Milwaukee | WI | - Nat: $53,418 | $9,112 /yr | - | -$0 |
La Crosse | WI | - Nat: $53,418 | $11,008 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northwood Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rice Lake | WI | - Nat: $53,418 | $8,989 /yr | - | -$0 |
Georgia Piedmont Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Clarkston | GA | - Nat: $53,418 | $13,761 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bryan University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Springfield | MO | - Nat: $53,418 | $20,053 /yr | - | -$0 |
Madison Adult Career Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Mansfield | OH | - Nat: $53,418 | $14,218 /yr | - | -$0 |
Gordon Cooper Technology Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Shawnee | OK | - Nat: $53,418 | $1,680 /yr | - | -$0 |
Columbia Southern University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Orange Beach | AL | - Nat: $53,418 | $14,580 /yr | - | -$0 |
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. University Park | PA | - Nat: $53,418 | $19,550 /yr | $25,965 | -$0 |
Central Georgia Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Warner Robins | GA | - Nat: $53,418 | $7,052 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nova College de Puerto Rico ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayamon | PR | $21,796 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $6,063 /yr | - | -$224k |
NUC University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bayamon | PR | $20,261 Nat: $53,418 4yr Post-Grad | $8,920 /yr | - | -$244k |
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.