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Undergrad Certificate•176 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 ($50,464)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,564 - $69,908)
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 ($50,464)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,564 - $69,908)
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 ($50,464)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,564 - $69,908)
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
Athens
GA
$91,825
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$13,636
/yr
$12,750
+$498k
Iowa City
IA
$71,233
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$22,508
/yr
$22,375
+$290k
Tempe
AZ
$69,908
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
-
+$284k
Milwaukee
WI
$63,688
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$15,625
/yr
-
+$221k
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
$60,511
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$8,717
/yr
-
+$195k
Daytona State College
Daytona Beach
FL
$50,464
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$4,419
/yr
-
+$94k
Hillsborough College
Tampa
FL
$49,388
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$3,594
/yr
-
+$83k
Sioux City
IA
$49,753
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$9,042
/yr
-
+$82k
University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau
AK
-
Nat: $50,211
$13,407
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher
AZ
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,309
/yr
-
-$0
Mohave Community College
Kingman
AZ
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,999
/yr
-
-$0
Rio Salado College
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,978
/yr
-
-$0
South Mountain Community College
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,386
/yr
-
-$0
North Arkansas College
Harrison
AR
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,135
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
North Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,354
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia College
Sonora
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,054
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Tahoe Community College
South Lake Tahoe
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,673
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,531
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$25,231
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,640
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$714
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$23,756
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,765
/yr
-
-$0
Shasta College
Redding
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,225
/yr
-
-$0
Skyline College
San Bruno
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$616
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan
CO
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,325
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,195
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,092
/yr
-
-$0
College of Central Florida
Ocala
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$12,950
/yr
-
-$0
Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,782
/yr
-
-$0
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$22,013
/yr
-
-$0
Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,110
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,814
/yr
-
-$0
Madison
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$719
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Florida State College
Niceville
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,738
/yr
-
-$0
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,820
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola State College
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,933
/yr
-
-$0
Polk State College
Winter Haven
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,232
/yr
-
-$0
St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$1,079
/yr
-
-$0
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,904
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Johns River State College
Palatka
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,955
/yr
-
-$0
Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,008
/yr
-
-$0
Valencia College
Orlando
FL
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,264
/yr
-
-$0
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee
Chamblee
GA
-
Nat: $50,211
$16,641
/yr
-
-$0
Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu
HI
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,406
/yr
-
-$0
North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene
ID
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,914
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls
ID
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,371
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,555
/yr
-
-$0
Danville Area Community College
Danville
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,398
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Elgin Community College
Elgin
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,286
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Central College
East Peoria
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,829
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,588
/yr
-
-$0
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,839
/yr
-
-$0
Mattoon
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,445
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
Parkland College
Champaign
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,553
/yr
-
-$0
Rock Valley College
Rockford
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,385
/yr
-
-$0
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,818
/yr
-
-$0
Spoon River College
Canton
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,652
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,058
/yr
-
-$0
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,673
/yr
$6,333
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,005
/yr
-
-$0
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City
LA
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,389
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern Maine Community College
Bangor
ME
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,127
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle
ME
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,369
/yr
-
-$0
Washington County Community College
Calais
ME
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,234
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,888
/yr
-
-$0
Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown
MD
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,259
/yr
-
-$0
Harford Community College
Bel Air
MD
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,493
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,095
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,976
/yr
-
-$0
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
MA
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,949
/yr
-
-$0
North Shore Community College
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,287
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,588
/yr
-
-$0
Alpena
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,238
/yr
-
-$0
Bay de Noc Community College
Escanaba
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,028
/yr
-
-$0
Delta College
University Center
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,911
/yr
-
-$0
Big Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,402
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$3,357
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,797
/yr
-
-$0
Kirtland Community College
Grayling
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,522
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$14,792
/yr
-
-$0
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,863
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe County Community College
Monroe
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,044
/yr
-
-$0
Oakland Community College
Auburn Hills
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,190
/yr
-
-$0
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,329
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,212
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Technical College
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,886
/yr
-
-$0
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$15,556
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$20,329
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$14,404
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$12,194
/yr
-
-$0
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$19,451
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,418
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,780
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $50,211
$26,955
/yr
-
-$0
Helena College University of Montana
Helena
MT
-
Nat: $50,211
$13,085
/yr
-
-$0
Miles City
MT
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,635
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Community College
Norfolk
NE
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,395
/yr
-
-$0
Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel
NJ
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,766
/yr
-
-$0
Ocean County College
Toms River
NJ
-
Nat: $50,211
$17,153
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,988
/yr
-
-$0
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown
NY
-
Nat: $50,211
$7,554
/yr
-
-$0
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
NY
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,717
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
NY
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,351
/yr
-
-$0
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,652
/yr
-
-$0
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,463
/yr
-
-$0
Central Carolina Community College
Sanford
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,828
/yr
-
-$0
Craven Community College
New Bern
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$2,384
/yr
-
-$0
Forsyth Technical Community College
Winston-Salem
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$2,937
/yr
-
-$0
Pitt Community College
Winterville
NC
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,663
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota College at Bottineau
Bottineau
ND
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,499
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,184
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,310
/yr
-
-$0
Kent State University at Tuscarawas
New Philadelphia
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,122
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$2,992
/yr
-
-$0
Stark State College
North Canton
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,670
/yr
-
-$0
Washington State College of Ohio
Marietta
OH
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,203
/yr
-
-$0
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,426
/yr
-
-$0
Mt Hood Community College
Gresham
OR
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,233
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,337
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,510
/yr
-
-$0
Montgomery County Community College
Blue Bell
PA
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,221
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $50,211
$29,362
/yr
$24,500
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $50,211
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
Westmoreland County Community College
Youngwood
PA
-
Nat: $50,211
$6,175
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville Technical College
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,029
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood
SC
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,747
/yr
-
-$0
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter
SC
-
Nat: $50,211
$1,232
/yr
-
-$0
Trident Technical College
Charleston
SC
-
Nat: $50,211
-
/yr
-
-$0
York Technical College
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,979
/yr
-
-$0
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
-
Nat: $50,211
$19,252
/yr
-
-$0
Mitchell
SD
-
Nat: $50,211
$9,749
/yr
-
-$0
Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,390
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast State Community College
Blountville
TN
-
Nat: $50,211
$5,859
/yr
-
-$0
Mountain Gateway Community College
Clifton Forge
VA
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,762
/yr
-
-$0
Norfolk
VA
-
Nat: $50,211
$12,913
/yr
-
-$0
Clark College
Vancouver
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,625
/yr
-
-$0
Edmonds College
Lynnwood
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$24,646
/yr
-
-$0
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$12,588
/yr
-
-$0
Highline College
Des Moines
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,053
/yr
-
-$0
North Seattle College
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$21,037
/yr
-
-$0
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$18,835
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Community College
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$20,482
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $50,211
$19,206
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia Northern Community College
Wheeling
WV
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,488
/yr
-
-$0
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,919
/yr
-
-$0
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha
WI
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,704
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $50,211
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
Eau Claire
WI
-
Nat: $50,211
$12,151
/yr
-
-$0
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne
WY
-
Nat: $50,211
$8,602
/yr
-
-$0
Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Oklahoma City
OK
-
Nat: $50,211
-
/yr
-
-$0
Central Technology Center
Drumright
OK
-
Nat: $50,211
$1,418
/yr
-
-$0
Luna Community College
Las Vegas
NM
-
Nat: $50,211
$21,392
/yr
-
-$0
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville
AR
-
Nat: $50,211
$4,139
/yr
-
-$0
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
Cloquet
MN
-
Nat: $50,211
$13,687
/yr
-
-$0
Heartland Community College
Normal
IL
-
Nat: $50,211
$15,472
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $50,211
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
Bangor
ME
-
Nat: $50,211
$22,146
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
Fort Pierce
FL
$41,564
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$2,617
/yr
-
-$1k
Sinclair Community College
Dayton
OH
$41,435
Nat: $50,211
5yr Post-Grad
$5,245
/yr
-
-$14k
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
LA
$32,459
Nat: $50,211
4yr Post-Grad
$11,939
/yr
-
-$110k
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).