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Undergrad Certificate66 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 ($46,206)
P25-P75 Interval ($41,042 - $55,978)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University Park
PA
$100,940
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$25,000
+$566k
Milwaukee
WI
$69,806
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$15,014
/yr
$23,000
+$280k
Palm Beach State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lake Worth
FL
$55,978
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$9,182
/yr
-
+$147k
Columbus State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbus
OH
$51,228
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$8,400
/yr
-
+$97k
Sinclair Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
$48,643
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$5,992
/yr
$5,289
+$72k
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
$46,206
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$2,818
/yr
-
+$49k
Dallas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dallas
TX
$44,318
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$3,214
/yr
$9,500
+$28k
Tarrant County College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Worth
TX
$43,418
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$4,337
/yr
-
+$17k
Mesa Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Mesa
AZ
-
Nat: $46,762
$12,132
/yr
-
-$0
Antelope Valley Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lancaster
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$3,860
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,520
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$2,424
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,053
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,906
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,365
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Pierce College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Woodland Hills
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$13,270
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$12,323
/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: $46,762
$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: $46,762
$10,261
/yr
-
-$0
Los Medanos College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pittsburg
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,443
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ukiah
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,330
/yr
-
-$0
Merced College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Merced
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,040
/yr
-
-$0
Merritt College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oakland
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$14,021
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Walnut
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,490
/yr
-
-$0
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Jacinto
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,806
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$11,130
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,814
/yr
-
-$0
College of San Mateo
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Mateo
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$536
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Rosa Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Rosa
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,331
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chula Vista
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$12,671
/yr
-
-$0
Victor Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Victorville
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$1,947
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado Mountain College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glenwood Springs
CO
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,813
/yr
-
-$0
Red Rocks Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lakewood
CO
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,044
/yr
-
-$0
Florida State College at Jacksonville
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jacksonville
FL
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,128
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,863
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,886
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $46,762
$3,349
/yr
-
-$0
Waubonsee Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sugar Grove
IL
-
Nat: $46,762
$11,442
/yr
-
-$0
Delgado Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $46,762
$9,747
/yr
$21,960
-$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: $46,762
$8,544
/yr
-
-$0
College of Southern Nevada
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Las Vegas
NV
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,615
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,968
/yr
-
-$0
Cleveland
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$14,764
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeland Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kirtland
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,606
/yr
-
-$0
Lorain County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Elyria
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$3,967
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Archbold
OH
-
Nat: $46,762
$13,555
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $46,762
$28,699
/yr
-
-$0
Westmoreland County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Youngwood
PA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,167
/yr
-
-$0
Angelina College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lufkin
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$7,773
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,390
/yr
-
-$0
Blinn College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Brenham
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$10,844
/yr
-
-$0
McLennan Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waco
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,051
/yr
-
-$0
San Antonio College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Antonio
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$4,585
/yr
-
-$0
San Jacinto Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pasadena
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$12,143
/yr
-
-$0
South Plains College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Levelland
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,791
/yr
-
-$0
North Seattle College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $46,762
$10,740
/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: $46,762
$9,112
/yr
-
-$0
Collin County Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
McKinney
TX
-
Nat: $46,762
$8,969
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$6,483
/yr
-
-$0
Norco College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Norco
CA
-
Nat: $46,762
$5,169
/yr
-
-$0
Ogden-Weber Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ogden
UT
$41,042
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$3,229
/yr
-
-$7k
Houston Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
$27,929
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$5,737
/yr
$14,250
-$155k
Cisco College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cisco
TX
$27,735
Nat: $46,762
4yr Post-Grad
$9,624
/yr
-
-$160k
American Public University System
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Charles Town
WV
$16,169
Nat: $46,762
2yr Post-Grad
$9,597
/yr
-
-$284k
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.