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Undergrad Certificate12 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh
PA
$101,383
5yr Post-Grad
$30,074
/yr
$22,000
+$554k
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
$72,388
5yr Post-Grad
$11,140
/yr
-
+$295k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$69,835
5yr Post-Grad
$13,571
/yr
$7,125
+$268k
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis
MN
$69,166
5yr Post-Grad
$17,139
/yr
$17,625
+$259k
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
$68,183
5yr Post-Grad
$14,514
/yr
-
+$252k
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
$65,243
5yr Post-Grad
$11,408
/yr
$20,545
+$226k
Ferris State University
Big Rapids
MI
$57,829
5yr Post-Grad
$12,202
/yr
$17,626
+$151k
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
$57,864
5yr Post-Grad
$14,975
/yr
-
+$149k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
$52,733
2yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$143k
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia
CA
$45,035
5yr Post-Grad
$29,092
/yr
$9,500
+$2k
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
$38,838
5yr Post-Grad
$6,544
/yr
$9,604
-$43k
Pima Community College
Tucson
AZ
$32,382
2yr Post-Grad
$3,123
/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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.