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Undergrad Certificate•62 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 ($40,877)
P25-P75 Interval ($31,473 - $45,305)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($32,510)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,099 - $44,704)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($32,510)
P25-P75 Interval ($28,099 - $44,704)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

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
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix
AZ
$45,696
Nat: $36,390
2yr Post-Grad
$13,916
/yr
-
+$53k
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
$45,801
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$3,839
/yr
-
+$44k
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
WA
$47,309
Nat: $36,390
5yr Post-Grad
$19,206
/yr
-
+$36k
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PA
$45,305
Nat: $36,390
5yr Post-Grad
$11,751
/yr
-
+$21k
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
$44,704
Nat: $36,390
5yr Post-Grad
$5,976
/yr
-
+$20k
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
$44,052
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$17,735
/yr
-
+$12k
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage
AK
-
Nat: $36,390
$13,077
/yr
-
-$0
Cerritos College
Norwalk
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$1,577
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$25,657
/yr
-
-$0
Cosumnes River College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,676
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,954
/yr
-
-$0
Napa Valley College
Napa
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,152
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$17,782
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Berkeley City College
Berkeley
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$1,987
/yr
-
-$0
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,479
/yr
-
-$0
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$1,638
/yr
-
-$0
Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$407
/yr
-
-$0
Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$617
/yr
-
-$0
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$1,585
/yr
-
-$0
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg
KY
-
Nat: $36,390
$678
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Maine Community College
South Portland
ME
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,277
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$10,095
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,427
/yr
$11,601
-$0
North Shore Community College
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,287
/yr
-
-$0
Quincy College
Quincy
MA
-
Nat: $36,390
$16,530
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,143
/yr
-
-$0
South Central College
North Mankato
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$12,198
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$18,418
/yr
-
-$0
Pine Technical & Community College
Pine City
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$16,250
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $36,390
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton
MO
-
Nat: $36,390
$2,967
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha
NE
-
Nat: $36,390
$3,811
/yr
-
-$0
Great Basin College
Elko
NV
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,357
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester Community College
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,188
/yr
-
-$0
Nashua Community College
Nashua
NH
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,209
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$10,988
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady
NY
-
Nat: $36,390
$6,689
/yr
-
-$0
Bismarck
ND
-
Nat: $36,390
$9,531
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick
RI
-
Nat: $36,390
$5,861
/yr
-
-$0
Angelina College
Lufkin
TX
-
Nat: $36,390
$7,315
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Sheridan
WY
-
Nat: $36,390
$11,256
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $36,390
$8,514
/yr
-
-$0
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg
WV
-
Nat: $36,390
$4,899
/yr
-
-$0
Moreno Valley College
Moreno Valley
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$26,725
/yr
-
-$0
Clovis Community College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $36,390
$2,122
/yr
-
-$0
Mendocino College
Ukiah
CA
$40,877
Nat: $36,390
5yr Post-Grad
$11,640
/yr
-
-$26k
Watertown
SD
$34,188
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$15,278
/yr
$5,500
-$94k
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
MA
$32,510
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$6,588
/yr
$23,721
-$105k
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence
SC
$31,473
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$6,944
/yr
-
-$117k
Purdue University Global
West Lafayette
IN
$30,664
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$5,956
/yr
$12,635
-$125k
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach
Earnings shared by 5 Bryant & Stratton College campuses, which report as one program.
VA
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$12,243
/yr
-
-$159k
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Buffalo
Earnings shared by 5 Bryant & Stratton College campuses, which report as one program.
NY
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$12,430
/yr
-
-$159k
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma
Parma
Earnings shared by 5 Bryant & Stratton College campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$12,704
/yr
-
-$160k
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Orchard Park
Earnings shared by 5 Bryant & Stratton College campuses, which report as one program.
NY
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$14,087
/yr
-
-$161k
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
Wauwatosa
Earnings shared by 5 Bryant & Stratton College campuses, which report as one program.
WI
$28,099
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$14,592
/yr
-
-$161k
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
MA
$26,085
Nat: $36,390
4yr Post-Grad
$4,452
/yr
-
-$175k
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).