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Graduate Certificate32 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington
IN
$119,536
Nat: $65,226
4yr Post-Grad
$16,264
/yr
-
+$686k
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
VA
$70,335
Nat: $65,226
4yr Post-Grad
$24,953
/yr
$57,501
+$220k
Emporia State University
Emporia
KS
$59,455
Nat: $65,226
4yr Post-Grad
$16,261
/yr
-
+$123k
University of La Verne
La Verne
CA
-
Nat: $65,226
$20,161
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego State University
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $65,226
$15,364
/yr
-
-$0
Regis University
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $65,226
$18,397
/yr
-
-$0
Georgetown University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $65,226
$40,815
/yr
$12,500
-$0
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $65,226
$14,860
/yr
-
-$0
DePaul University
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $65,226
$30,902
/yr
-
-$0
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
-
Nat: $65,226
$29,167
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis
IN
-
Nat: $65,226
$11,668
/yr
-
-$0
University of Iowa
Iowa City
IA
-
Nat: $65,226
$22,531
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish
ME
-
Nat: $65,226
$27,555
/yr
-
-$0
Bay Path University
Longmeadow
MA
-
Nat: $65,226
$14,271
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
MA
-
Nat: $65,226
$22,383
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan State University
East Lansing
MI
-
Nat: $65,226
$19,680
/yr
-
-$0
Luther Seminary
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $65,226
-
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Bloomfield
NJ
-
Nat: $67,891
$28,014
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $65,226
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
NY
-
Nat: $65,226
$18,784
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro
NC
-
Nat: $65,226
$10,965
/yr
-
-$0
Cedarville University
Cedarville
OH
-
Nat: $65,226
$24,468
/yr
-
-$0
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $65,226
$12,266
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $65,226
$36,931
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $65,226
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Villanova University
Villanova
PA
-
Nat: $65,226
$43,756
/yr
-
-$0
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre
PA
-
Nat: $65,226
$27,743
/yr
-
-$0
University of Memphis
Memphis
TN
-
Nat: $65,226
$12,397
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
TX
-
Nat: $65,226
$40,892
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
-
Nat: $65,226
$18,267
/yr
-
-$0
Concord University
Athens
WV
-
Nat: $65,226
$9,966
/yr
-
-$0
Rend Lake College
Ina
IL
$40,356
Nat: $65,226
4yr Post-Grad
$9,187
/yr
-
-$66k
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.