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Undergrad Certificate20 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
University Park
PA
$63,138
Nat: $55,137
4yr Post-Grad
$19,550
/yr
$20,500
+$198k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
$63,138
Nat: $55,137
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
$20,500
+$185k
Glendale Community College
Glendale
AZ
-
Nat: $55,137
$11,650
/yr
-
-$0
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$15,843
/yr
-
-$0
Contra Costa College
San Pablo
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$9,490
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$10,852
/yr
-
-$0
Fullerton College
Fullerton
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$6,134
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$3,133
/yr
-
-$0
Community College of Denver
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $55,137
$9,450
/yr
-
-$0
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $55,137
$3,861
/yr
-
-$0
Ball State University
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $55,137
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $55,137
$11,668
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $55,137
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Ferris State University
Big Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $55,137
$8,624
/yr
-
-$0
Henry Ford College
Dearborn
MI
-
Nat: $55,137
$660
/yr
-
-$0
Hamline University
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $55,137
$20,744
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $55,137
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Webster University
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $55,137
$27,047
/yr
-
-$0
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $55,137
$20,995
/yr
-
-$0
New York Film Academy
Burbank
CA
-
Nat: $55,137
$39,011
/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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.