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Post-bacc Certificate8 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park
PA
$128,684
Nat: $115,923
4yr Post-Grad
$32,875
/yr
-
+$758k
Florida State University
Tallahassee
FL
-
Nat: $115,923
$11,297
/yr
-
-$0
University of Southern Maine
Portland
ME
-
Nat: $115,923
$13,596
/yr
-
-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $115,923
$13,138
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $115,923
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Fargo
ND
-
Nat: $115,923
$15,543
/yr
-
-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green
OH
-
Nat: $115,923
$24,022
/yr
-
-$0
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond
VA
-
Nat: $115,923
$23,433
/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.