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Undergrad Certificate•28 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 ($42,187)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,334 - $51,053)
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 ($42,187)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,334 - $51,053)
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 ($42,187)
P25-P75 Interval ($36,334 - $51,053)
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
College of Lake County
Grayslake
IL
$52,187
Nat: $43,689
4yr Post-Grad
$7,280
/yr
-
+$109k
Minneapolis
MN
$51,053
Nat: $43,689
4yr Post-Grad
$17,330
/yr
$19,500
+$88k
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $43,689
$14,694
/yr
-
-$0
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $43,689
$17,265
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Fort Smith
AR
-
Nat: $43,689
$9,653
/yr
-
-$0
Front Range Community College
Westminster
CO
-
Nat: $43,689
$7,972
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $43,689
$41,302
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $43,689
$10,394
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State University
Columbus
GA
-
Nat: $43,689
$15,711
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
-
Nat: $43,689
$10,103
/yr
-
-$0
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
KY
-
Nat: $43,689
-
/yr
-
-$0
Farmington
ME
-
Nat: $43,689
$17,158
/yr
-
-$0
Bridgewater
MA
-
Nat: $43,689
$18,061
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $43,689
$22,756
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $43,689
$26,221
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $43,689
$16,062
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $43,689
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $43,689
$12,898
/yr
-
-$0
Plymouth
NH
-
Nat: $43,689
$19,530
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $43,689
$29,447
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $43,689
$13,715
/yr
-
-$0
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $43,689
$17,058
/yr
-
-$0
Cheney
WA
-
Nat: $43,689
$13,647
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $43,689
$15,625
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $43,689
$12,017
/yr
-
-$0
Bellingham
WA
$42,187
Nat: $43,689
5yr Post-Grad
$19,963
/yr
-
-$20k
Kent
OH
$36,334
Nat: $43,689
4yr Post-Grad
$20,294
/yr
-
-$75k
Prestige Health & Beauty Sciences Academy
Hallandale Beach
FL
$10,611
Nat: $43,689
4yr Post-Grad
$22,804
/yr
-
-$372k
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).