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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Post-bacc Certificate16 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Northwestern University
Evanston
IL
$100,964
Nat: $71,215
4yr Post-Grad
$29,167
/yr
-
+$502k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $71,215
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
IL
-
Nat: $71,215
$9,833
/yr
-
-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln
NE
-
Nat: $71,215
$17,747
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $71,215
-
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $71,215
$21,590
/yr
$27,250
-$0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
-
Nat: $71,215
-
/yr
-
-$0
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh
NC
-
Nat: $71,215
$17,303
/yr
-
-$0
University of Mount Union
Alliance
OH
-
Nat: $71,215
$23,280
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $71,215
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
Drexel University
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $71,215
$38,509
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
-
Nat: $71,215
$32,875
/yr
-
-$0
Villanova University
Villanova
PA
-
Nat: $71,215
$43,756
/yr
-
-$0
Arlington Baptist University
Arlington
TX
-
Nat: $71,215
$24,906
/yr
-
-$0
University of North Texas
Denton
TX
-
Nat: $71,215
$15,649
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
TX
-
Nat: $71,215
$4,831
/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.