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Undergrad Certificate•69 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 Price | Median 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.