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Undergrad Certificate•45 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 ($62,435)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,300 - $69,517)
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 ($57,368)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,300 - $69,517)
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 ($57,368)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,300 - $69,517)
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
Washington
DC
$69,517
Nat: $45,242
4yr Post-Grad
$41,302
/yr
$20,500
+$256k
Pittsburgh
PA
$62,435
Nat: $45,242
4yr Post-Grad
$29,362
/yr
$22,000
+$196k
Charlotte
NC
$52,300
Nat: $45,242
4yr Post-Grad
$15,142
/yr
$19,500
+$103k
Huntsville
AL
-
Nat: $45,242
$22,758
/yr
-
-$0
Mesa Community College
Mesa
AZ
-
Nat: $45,242
$10,412
/yr
-
-$0
Pima Community College
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $45,242
$3,976
/yr
-
-$0
Rio Salado College
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $45,242
$5,978
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$13,243
/yr
-
-$0
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$9,803
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$5,663
/yr
-
-$0
Elgin Community College
Elgin
IL
-
Nat: $45,242
$6,286
/yr
-
-$0
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
IL
-
Nat: $45,242
$2,551
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $45,242
$12,359
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $45,242
$25,203
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $45,242
$10,095
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $45,242
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $45,242
$17,330
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $45,242
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $45,242
$15,554
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Kansas City
MO
-
Nat: $45,242
$9,851
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $45,242
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $45,242
$26,955
/yr
-
-$0
Great Basin College
Elko
NV
-
Nat: $45,242
$9,357
/yr
-
-$0
UCNJ Union College of Union County New Jersey
Cranford
NJ
-
Nat: $45,242
$5,248
/yr
-
-$0
Garden City
NY
-
Nat: $45,242
$26,646
/yr
-
-$0
New York
NY
-
Nat: $45,242
$1,110
/yr
-
-$0
Beaufort County Community College
Washington
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$6,932
/yr
-
-$0
Durham Technical Community College
Durham
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$3,152
/yr
-
-$0
Johnston Community College
Smithfield
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$5,459
/yr
-
-$0
Sampson Community College
Clinton
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$7,561
/yr
-
-$0
Surry Community College
Dobson
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$417
/yr
-
-$0
Alamance Community College
Graham
NC
-
Nat: $45,242
$3,402
/yr
-
-$0
Shippensburg
PA
-
Nat: $45,242
$21,129
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $45,242
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $45,242
$25,037
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $45,242
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $45,242
$11,014
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $45,242
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $45,242
$12,017
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega
GA
-
Nat: $45,242
$14,185
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Aurora
Aurora
CO
$39,457
Nat: $45,242
4yr Post-Grad
$3,714
/yr
-
-$25k
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).