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Undergrad Certificate94 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 ($63,493)
P25-P75 Interval ($50,149 - $72,961)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Pittsburgh
PA
$98,082
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$22,000
+$541k
Champlain College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Burlington
VT
$78,545
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$35,860
/yr
$20,075
+$346k
University of Maryland Global Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Adelphi
MD
$75,843
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$22,063
/yr
-
+$332k
Minneapolis
MN
$72,961
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$16,778
/yr
$17,625
+$309k
College of DuPage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Glen Ellyn
IL
$70,294
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$7,401
/yr
-
+$292k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
$66,086
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$13,520
/yr
$7,125
+$245k
Indianapolis
IN
$65,262
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$11,668
/yr
$20,545
+$239k
Big Rapids
MI
$63,493
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$8,624
/yr
$17,626
+$224k
Dakota County Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rosemount
MN
$62,340
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$13,548
/yr
-
+$208k
Post University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waterbury
CT
$58,544
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$21,634
/yr
$14,250
+$162k
Ivy Tech Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Indianapolis
IN
$55,924
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$7,258
/yr
$9,604
+$148k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New York
NY
$52,733
Nat: $61,907
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$143k
Phoenix College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
$50,149
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$12,055
/yr
-
+$83k
Lakeshore Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cleveland
WI
$49,761
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$9,653
/yr
-
+$81k
Sioux City
IA
$48,073
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$8,770
/yr
-
+$63k
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Visalia
CA
$48,827
Nat: $61,907
4yr Post-Grad
$27,854
/yr
$9,500
+$54k
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $61,907
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $61,907
$12,548
/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: $61,907
$12,323
/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: $61,907
$10,261
/yr
-
-$0
Wilmington University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Castle
DE
-
Nat: $61,907
$15,644
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $61,907
$-914
/yr
-
-$0
West Georgia Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waco
GA
-
Nat: $61,907
$2,457
/yr
-
-$0
Gwinnett Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lawrenceville
GA
-
Nat: $61,907
$6,696
/yr
-
-$0
Savannah Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Savannah
GA
-
Nat: $61,907
$6,114
/yr
-
-$0
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$7,397
/yr
-
-$0
Joliet Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Joliet
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$1,672
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$3,349
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$36,079
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palos Hills
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$2,829
/yr
-
-$0
Oakton College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Des Plaines
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$5,183
/yr
-
-$0
Triton College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
River Grove
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$4,138
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,607
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Northwest
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gary
IN
-
Nat: $61,907
$5,130
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines
IA
-
Nat: $61,907
$21,774
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green
KY
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,990
/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: $61,907
$9,747
/yr
$31,463
-$0
Louisiana State University-Eunice
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Eunice
LA
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,421
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maine at Augusta
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Augusta
ME
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,924
/yr
-
-$0
Prince George's Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Largo
MD
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,672
/yr
-
-$0
Holyoke Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Holyoke
MA
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,068
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $61,907
$3,249
/yr
-
-$0
Anoka Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anoka
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$16,953
/yr
-
-$0
Riverland Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Austin
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$7,427
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,996
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fergus Falls
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$12,556
/yr
-
-$0
Inver Hills Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Inver Grove Heights
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,636
/yr
-
-$0
Moorhead
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$17,997
/yr
-
-$0
Normandale Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$12,972
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,495
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Charles
MO
-
Nat: $61,907
$19,638
/yr
-
-$0
Park University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Parkville
MO
-
Nat: $61,907
$21,032
/yr
-
-$0
Montana State University Billings
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Billings
MT
-
Nat: $61,907
$16,524
/yr
-
-$0
Great Basin College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Elko
NV
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,471
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $61,907
-
/yr
-
-$0
Amherst
NY
-
Nat: $61,907
$18,693
/yr
-
-$0
Syracuse
NY
-
Nat: $61,907
$22,277
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville Technical Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fayetteville
NC
-
Nat: $61,907
$3,589
/yr
-
-$0
Wake Technical Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,759
/yr
-
-$0
Dickinson State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dickinson
ND
-
Nat: $61,907
$14,092
/yr
-
-$0
Central Ohio Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Newark
OH
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,948
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,400
/yr
-
-$0
Edison State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Piqua
OH
-
Nat: $61,907
$7,142
/yr
-
-$0
Sinclair Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $61,907
$5,992
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $61,907
$15,415
/yr
$13,750
-$0
Clackamas Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Oregon City
OR
-
Nat: $61,907
$7,855
/yr
-
-$0
McMinnville
OR
-
Nat: $61,907
$26,536
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Crest College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Allentown
PA
-
Nat: $61,907
$18,659
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Media
PA
-
Nat: $61,907
$6,576
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh Carbon Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Schnecksville
PA
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,203
/yr
-
-$0
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $61,907
$32,875
/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: $61,907
$5,167
/yr
-
-$0
Providence
RI
-
Nat: $61,907
$48,523
/yr
-
-$0
Piedmont Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Greenwood
SC
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,366
/yr
-
-$0
Del Mar College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Corpus Christi
TX
-
Nat: $61,907
$3,399
/yr
-
-$0
Dallas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $61,907
$3,214
/yr
-
-$0
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kirkland
WA
-
Nat: $61,907
$6,817
/yr
-
-$0
South Puget Sound Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Olympia
WA
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,132
/yr
-
-$0
Tacoma Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tacoma
WA
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,376
/yr
-
-$0
Madison Area Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$14,238
/yr
-
-$0
Mid-State Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wisconsin Rapids
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,873
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Park Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fond du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,268
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wausau
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$10,303
/yr
-
-$0
Waukesha County Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pewaukee
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,101
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $61,907
$11,008
/yr
-
-$0
South Texas College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
McAllen
TX
-
Nat: $61,907
$1,751
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Baltimore County
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Baltimore
MD
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,844
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas Grantham
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
LIttle Rock
AR
-
Nat: $61,907
$8,370
/yr
-
-$0
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
-
Nat: $61,907
$9,597
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia Southern University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orange Beach
AL
-
Nat: $61,907
$14,580
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $61,907
$16,510
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $61,907
$19,550
/yr
-
-$0
Central Georgia Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Warner Robins
GA
-
Nat: $61,907
$7,052
/yr
-
-$0
Pima Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tucson
AZ
$32,382
Nat: $61,907
2yr Post-Grad
$3,405
/yr
-
-$88k
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.