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Graduate Certificate•56 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 ($61,033)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,315 - $64,829)
Bachelor's Baseline ($56,938)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

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
Providence
RI
$69,742
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$10,959
/yr
-
+$25k
Cambridge College
Boston
MA
$70,134
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$31,462
/yr
-
+$10k
Cheney
WA
$67,441
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$13,647
/yr
-
+$472
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $60,655
$13,243
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Fort Collins
CO
-
Nat: $60,655
$22,247
/yr
-
-$0
Albertus Magnus College
New Haven
CT
-
Nat: $60,655
$31,731
/yr
-
-$0
Post University
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $60,655
$20,694
/yr
-
-$0
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $60,655
$35,760
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
$101,865
-$0
Governors State University
University Park
IL
-
Nat: $60,655
$15,833
/yr
-
-$0
Bowie State University
Bowie
MD
-
Nat: $60,655
$17,835
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $60,655
$18,431
/yr
-
-$0
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $60,655
$34,082
/yr
-
-$0
Brookline
MA
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
-
-$0
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $60,655
$29,060
/yr
-
-$0
Detroit
MI
-
Nat: $60,655
$13,469
/yr
-
-$0
Madonna University
Livonia
MI
-
Nat: $60,655
$14,792
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $60,655
$20,422
/yr
$48,600
-$0
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $60,655
$17,413
/yr
-
-$0
West Long Branch
NJ
-
Nat: $60,655
$30,978
/yr
-
-$0
Montclair
NJ
-
Nat: $60,655
$15,193
/yr
-
-$0
Ewing
NJ
-
Nat: $60,655
$26,752
/yr
-
-$0
Western New Mexico University
Silver City
NM
-
Nat: $60,655
$6,328
/yr
-
-$0
Alfred
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$22,325
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$18,178
/yr
-
-$0
Brooklyn
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$950
/yr
-
-$0
Hempstead
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$30,647
/yr
-
-$0
Queens
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$24,508
/yr
-
-$0
Oswego
NY
-
Nat: $60,655
$16,300
/yr
-
-$0
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $60,655
$9,884
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $60,655
$22,455
/yr
-
-$0
Lancaster Bible College
Lancaster
PA
-
Nat: $60,655
$24,806
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $60,655
$25,037
/yr
-
-$0
City University of Seattle
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
-
-$0
Huntington
WV
-
Nat: $60,655
$7,341
/yr
-
-$0
Universidad Central de Bayamon
Bayamón
PR
-
Nat: $60,655
$3,642
/yr
-
-$0
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro
San Juan
PR
-
Nat: $60,655
$10,081
/yr
-
-$0
Ponce
PR
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
-
-$0
Keene
NH
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
$73,311
-$0
Antioch University-Seattle
Seattle
WA
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
$73,311
-$0
Antioch University
Yellow Springs
OH
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
$73,311
-$0
Minnetonka
MN
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $60,655
-
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $60,655
$5,956
/yr
-
-$0
Buffalo
NY
$64,829
Nat: $60,655
2yr Post-Grad
$21,775
/yr
-
-$7k
Kalamazoo
MI
$61,943
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$13,902
/yr
-
-$54k
Columbia
SC
$62,547
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$22,197
/yr
-
-$56k
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix
AZ
$61,780
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$21,509
/yr
$56,000
-$63k
Detroit
MI
$60,674
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$11,212
/yr
-
-$65k
Brookville
NY
$61,033
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$23,862
/yr
-
-$73k
Greenville
NC
$57,051
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$16,880
/yr
$33,350
-$107k
California
PA
$54,813
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$17,839
/yr
-
-$131k
Capella University
Minneapolis
MN
$52,315
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$18,458
/yr
$24,791
-$157k
Boone
NC
$52,086
Nat: $60,655
4yr Post-Grad
$16,082
/yr
-
-$157k
Jonesboro
AR
$48,725
Nat: $60,655
2yr Post-Grad
$15,441
/yr
-
-$171k
Liberty University
Lynchburg
VA
$33,993
Nat: $60,655
2yr Post-Grad
$29,235
/yr
-
-$348k
Analysis Notes:
  • Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, 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).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.