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Undergrad Certificate69 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 ($30,664)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,099 - $34,188)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Phoenix-Arizona
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
$45,696
Nat: $36,390
2yr Post-Grad
$13,520
/yr
-
+$53k
Fresno City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
CA
$45,801
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$8,069
/yr
-
+$40k
Cabrillo College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Aptos
CA
$44,052
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$15,843
/yr
-
+$14k
University of Alaska Anchorage
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $36,390
$15,301
/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: $36,390
$2,424
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,490
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,981
/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: $36,390
$8,312
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,814
/yr
-
-$0
Lassen Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Susanville
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$12,517
/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: $36,390
$8,330
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Napa Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Napa
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$14,644
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,614
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,935
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Miramar College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,337
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,315
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$18,943
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,669
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,096
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,668
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,113
/yr
-
-$0
Hazard Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hazard
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$2,955
/yr
-
-$0
Hopkinsville Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hopkinsville
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,875
/yr
-
-$0
Madisonville Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Madisonville
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,406
/yr
-
-$0
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Prestonsburg
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,873
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Maine Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
South Portland
ME
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,086
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,547
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,818
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,296
/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: $36,390
$8,068
/yr
-
-$0
North Shore Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,000
/yr
-
-$0
Quincy College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Quincy
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$17,126
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Rapids Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Grand Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,621
/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: $36,390
$3,249
/yr
-
-$0
South Central College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
North Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,082
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$13,812
/yr
-
-$0
Pine Technical & Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pine City
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$12,798
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$10,906
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bridgeton
MO
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,440
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan Community College Area
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,982
/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: $36,390
$8,471
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $36,390
$14,143
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $36,390
$23,154
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,765
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,353
/yr
-
-$0
Schenectady County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Schenectady
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,947
/yr
-
-$0
Bismarck
ND
-
Nat: $36,390
$10,270
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Philadelphia
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,911
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Rhode Island
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Warwick
RI
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,513
/yr
-
-$0
York Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rock Hill
SC
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,931
/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: $36,390
$7,773
/yr
-
-$0
Southside Virginia Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Alberta
VA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,338
/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: $36,390
$8,376
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,346
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,942
/yr
-
-$0
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Martinsburg
WV
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,641
/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: $36,390
$6,483
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,590
/yr
-
-$0
Watertown
SD
$34,188
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$15,979
/yr
-
-$95k
Quinsigamond Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Worcester
MA
$32,510
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$9,090
/yr
$16,762
-$107k
Florence-Darlington Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Florence
SC
$31,473
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$2,004
/yr
-
-$112k
Purdue University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
West Lafayette
IN
$30,664
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$7,770
/yr
$12,635
-$126k
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Virginia Beach
VA
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$12,038
/yr
$12,650
-$159k
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Parma
OH
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$12,849
/yr
$12,650
-$159k
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Buffalo
NY
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$14,135
/yr
$12,650
-$160k
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wauwatosa
WI
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$14,858
/yr
$12,650
-$161k
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orchard Park
NY
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$15,187
/yr
$12,650
-$161k
Mount Wachusett Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gardner
MA
$26,085
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$7,931
/yr
$5,100
-$177k
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.