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Undergrad Certificate101 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 ($69,299)
P25-P75 Interval ($48,820 - $69,605)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Saint Cloud
MN
$75,043
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$13,529
/yr
$20,500
+$332k
Flagstaff
AZ
$69,605
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$14,158
/yr
$18,500
+$279k
University of Phoenix-Arizona
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
$69,299
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$13,520
/yr
$12,063
+$276k
Tempe
AZ
$66,614
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$14,967
/yr
$19,500
+$249k
Northcentral Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wausau
WI
$48,820
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$10,303
/yr
-
+$70k
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $49,757
$18,749
/yr
-
-$0
Phoenix College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,055
/yr
-
-$0
Scottsdale Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $49,757
$13,336
/yr
-
-$0
South Mountain Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Phoenix
AZ
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,780
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $49,757
$3,702
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles Valley College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Valley Glen
CA
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,152
/yr
-
-$0
Aims Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Greeley
CO
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,463
/yr
-
-$0
Metropolitan State University of Denver
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $49,757
$15,327
/yr
-
-$0
Pickens Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Aurora
CO
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,600
/yr
-
-$0
Connecticut State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
New Britain
CT
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,513
/yr
-
-$0
College of Central Florida
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ocala
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,088
/yr
-
-$0
Boca Raton
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,752
/yr
-
-$0
Indian River State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fort Pierce
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$3,815
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,463
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,364
/yr
-
-$0
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tifton
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,842
/yr
-
-$0
Albany Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Albany
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$4,524
/yr
-
-$0
Atlanta Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Atlanta
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$-914
/yr
-
-$0
Augusta Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Augusta
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$10,485
/yr
-
-$0
Gwinnett Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lawrenceville
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,696
/yr
-
-$0
Lanier Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Gainesville
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,799
/yr
-
-$0
Chattahoochee Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Marietta
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$3,407
/yr
-
-$0
Americus
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$1,164
/yr
-
-$0
College of Eastern Idaho
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Idaho Falls
ID
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,778
/yr
-
-$0
Lewis-Clark State College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lewiston
ID
-
Nat: $49,757
$15,635
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Illinois College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Belleville
IL
-
Nat: $49,757
$10,427
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,171
/yr
-
-$0
Kirkwood Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cedar Rapids
IA
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,705
/yr
-
-$0
Garden City Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Garden City
KS
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,244
/yr
-
-$0
Johnson County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Overland Park
KS
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,176
/yr
-
-$0
New Orleans
LA
-
Nat: $49,757
$39,949
/yr
-
-$0
Hagerstown Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hagerstown
MD
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,835
/yr
-
-$0
Prince George's Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Largo
MD
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,672
/yr
-
-$0
Bristol Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fall River
MA
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,547
/yr
-
-$0
North Shore Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Danvers
MA
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,000
/yr
-
-$0
Big Rapids
MI
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,624
/yr
-
-$0
Glen Oaks Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Centreville
MI
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,918
/yr
-
-$0
Jackson College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Jackson
MI
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,761
/yr
-
-$0
Macomb Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Warren
MI
-
Nat: $49,757
$1,618
/yr
-
-$0
St Clair County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Port Huron
MI
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,571
/yr
-
-$0
Riverland Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Austin
MN
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,427
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,635
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Paul College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,495
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $49,757
$10,906
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $49,757
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Hinds Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Raymond
MS
-
Nat: $49,757
$4,060
/yr
-
-$0
Warrensburg
MO
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,462
/yr
-
-$0
Three Rivers College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Poplar Bluff
MO
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,496
/yr
-
-$0
Flathead Valley Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Kalispell
MT
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,099
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,143
/yr
-
-$0
Thomas Edison State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Trenton
NJ
-
Nat: $49,757
-
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,135
/yr
-
-$0
Fayetteville Technical Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fayetteville
NC
-
Nat: $49,757
$3,589
/yr
-
-$0
Dickinson State University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Dickinson
ND
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,092
/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: $49,757
$8,400
/yr
-
-$0
Edison State Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Piqua
OH
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,142
/yr
-
-$0
Central Oregon Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,266
/yr
-
-$0
Portland Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $49,757
$10,405
/yr
-
-$0
Montgomery County Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Blue Bell
PA
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,124
/yr
-
-$0
Western Dakota Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Rapid City
SD
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,670
/yr
-
-$0
Austin Community College District
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Austin
TX
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,390
/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: $49,757
$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: $49,757
$5,737
/yr
-
-$0
Laredo College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Laredo
TX
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,798
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,804
/yr
-
-$0
Champlain College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Burlington
VT
-
Nat: $49,757
$35,860
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Virginia Beach
VA
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,038
/yr
-
-$0
Mary Baldwin University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Staunton
VA
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,756
/yr
-
-$0
Edmonds College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Lynnwood
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,010
/yr
-
-$0
Green River College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Auburn
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$13,803
/yr
-
-$0
Shoreline Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Shoreline
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,585
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,473
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Falls Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,409
/yr
-
-$0
College Place
WA
-
Nat: $49,757
$23,329
/yr
-
-$0
Madison Area Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Madison
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,238
/yr
-
-$0
Fox Valley Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Appleton
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,407
/yr
-
-$0
Mid-State Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wisconsin Rapids
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$10,873
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,112
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,918
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$11,008
/yr
-
-$0
Whitewater
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
Casper College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Casper
WY
-
Nat: $49,757
$9,593
/yr
-
-$0
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Clarkston
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$13,761
/yr
-
-$0
Athens Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$6,949
/yr
-
-$0
St Charles Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Cottleville
MO
-
Nat: $49,757
$5,837
/yr
-
-$0
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Chandler
AZ
-
Nat: $49,757
$12,726
/yr
-
-$0
Hawaii Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Hilo
HI
-
Nat: $49,757
$8,942
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Ad School
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $49,757
$64,951
/yr
-
-$0
Klamath Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Klamath Falls
OR
-
Nat: $49,757
$7,050
/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: $49,757
$14,580
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Wauwatosa
WI
-
Nat: $49,757
$14,858
/yr
-
-$0
Colorado State University Global
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Denver
CO
-
Nat: $49,757
$16,510
/yr
-
-$0
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Orchard Park
NY
-
Nat: $49,757
$15,187
/yr
-
-$0
Coastal Pines Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Waycross
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$-126
/yr
-
-$0
Southern Regional Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Thomasville
GA
-
Nat: $49,757
$813
/yr
-
-$0
Ozarks Technical Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Springfield
MO
$34,803
Nat: $49,757
4yr Post-Grad
$6,936
/yr
$19,833
-$79k
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.