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Undergrad Certificate25 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 ($86,935)
P25-P75 Interval ($64,066 - $88,980)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Iowa City
IA
$91,117
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$22,531
/yr
$25,407
+$480k
Lexington
KY
$88,980
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$18,851
/yr
-
+$463k
Pittsburgh
PA
$86,935
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$30,434
/yr
$19,500
+$432k
Tempe
AZ
$80,698
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$16,559
+$386k
Milwaukee
WI
$64,066
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$15,014
/yr
$23,625
+$224k
Santa Ana College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Ana
CA
$54,920
Nat: $72,496
4yr Post-Grad
$3,133
/yr
-
+$141k
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $72,496
$14,158
/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: $72,496
$2,424
/yr
-
-$0
Chaffey College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $72,496
$5,672
/yr
-
-$0
City College of San Francisco
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
San Francisco
CA
-
Nat: $72,496
$6,906
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $72,496
$10,852
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $72,496
$8,377
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $72,496
$8,752
/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: $72,496
$7,818
/yr
-
-$0
Big Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $72,496
$8,624
/yr
-
-$0
Raritan Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Branchburg
NJ
-
Nat: $72,496
$6,778
/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: $72,496
$8,400
/yr
-
-$0
Oxford
OH
-
Nat: $72,496
$28,384
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $72,496
$28,198
/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: $72,496
$3,214
/yr
-
-$0
Houston Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Houston
TX
-
Nat: $72,496
$5,737
/yr
-
-$0
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $72,496
$23,433
/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: $72,496
$11,101
/yr
-
-$0
New Professions Technical Institute
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $72,496
$50,756
/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: $72,496
$14,580
/yr
-
-$0
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.