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Undergrad Certificate•73 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 ($74,801)
P25-P75 Interval ($46,718 - $86,802)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

SAT Average vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's average SAT score. SAT scores describe the school's undergraduate admissions overall, not this program, and come from enrollees who submitted scores.

Overall Median ($75,332)
P25-P75 Interval ($50,865 - $86,802)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

Acceptance Rate vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution, plotted by that institution's undergraduate acceptance rate, with the most selective schools on the right. Schools without a reported rate are grouped on the left.

Overall Median ($75,332)
P25-P75 Interval ($50,865 - $86,802)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Column median
No trend line: fewer than 30 schools on the axis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Plymouth
NH
$88,694
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$19,530
/yr
-
+$463k
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton
Earnings shared by 2 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$86,802
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$9,980
/yr
$20,500
+$453k
Columbia
MO
$87,677
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$21,142
/yr
$20,500
+$451k
Kent
Earnings shared by 2 Kent State University campuses, which report as one program.
OH
$86,802
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$20,294
/yr
$20,500
+$444k
Fargo
ND
$81,273
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$15,636
/yr
-
+$394k
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
IN
$75,862
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$10,103
/yr
-
+$347k
Umpqua Community College
Roseburg
OR
$74,801
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$6,615
/yr
-
+$340k
Big Rapids
MI
$69,344
Nat: $52,001
5yr Post-Grad
$8,402
/yr
-
+$271k
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma
WA
$50,865
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$19,206
/yr
$14,718
+$84k
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
MN
$46,718
Nat: $52,001
5yr Post-Grad
$14,404
/yr
-
+$34k
Mattoon
IL
$44,450
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$5,445
/yr
-
+$28k
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Helena
AR
-
Nat: $52,001
$5,957
/yr
-
-$0
Butte College
Oroville
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$4,734
/yr
-
-$0
Chabot College
Hayward
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$9,873
/yr
-
-$0
De Anza College
Cupertino
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$3,801
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$710
/yr
-
-$0
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$3,737
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Riverside City College
Riverside
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$24,678
/yr
-
-$0
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$21,767
/yr
-
-$0
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$2,451
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$2,684
/yr
-
-$0
Solano Community College
Fairfield
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$2,905
/yr
-
-$0
Coalinga College
Coalinga
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$9,339
/yr
-
-$0
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton
CO
-
Nat: $52,001
$8,551
/yr
-
-$0
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn
IL
-
Nat: $52,001
$5,165
/yr
-
-$0
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby
IL
-
Nat: $52,001
$3,176
/yr
-
-$0
Godfrey
IL
-
Nat: $52,001
$4,998
/yr
-
-$0
McHenry County College
Crystal Lake
IL
-
Nat: $52,001
$11,434
/yr
-
-$0
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
IL
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,058
/yr
-
-$0
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne
IN
-
Nat: $52,001
$12,471
/yr
-
-$0
Vincennes University
Vincennes
IN
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,093
/yr
-
-$0
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,005
/yr
-
-$0
Ames
IA
-
Nat: $52,001
$18,517
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
IA
-
Nat: $52,001
$11,757
/yr
-
-$0
Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson
KS
-
Nat: $52,001
$3,479
/yr
-
-$0
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor
MI
-
Nat: $52,001
$3,143
/yr
-
-$0
Northwest Technical College
Bemidji
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$11,886
/yr
-
-$0
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$20,329
/yr
-
-$0
Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$19,451
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$19,003
/yr
-
-$0
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Saint Cloud
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$14,905
/yr
-
-$0
St Catherine University
Saint Paul
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$19,090
/yr
-
-$0
Ridgewater College
Willmar
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$17,043
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona
MN
-
Nat: $52,001
$17,842
/yr
-
-$0
Miles City
MT
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,635
/yr
-
-$0
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque
NM
-
Nat: $52,001
$6,426
/yr
-
-$0
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Roswell
NM
-
Nat: $52,001
$4,506
/yr
-
-$0
Valley City
ND
-
Nat: $52,001
$13,748
/yr
-
-$0
Columbus State Community College
Columbus
OH
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,667
/yr
-
-$0
Central Oregon Community College
Bend
OR
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,426
/yr
-
-$0
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City
OR
-
Nat: $52,001
$9,041
/yr
-
-$0
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay
OR
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,455
/yr
-
-$0
Johnstown
PA
-
Nat: $52,001
$82,691
/yr
-
-$0
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence
SC
-
Nat: $52,001
$6,944
/yr
-
-$0
Greenville Technical College
Greenville
SC
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,029
/yr
-
-$0
Nashville State Community College
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,979
/yr
-
-$0
Ensign College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $52,001
$8,143
/yr
-
-$0
Lakeshore Technical College
Cleveland
WI
-
Nat: $52,001
$16,446
/yr
-
-$0
Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids
WI
-
Nat: $52,001
$17,372
/yr
-
-$0
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee
WI
-
Nat: $52,001
$10,493
/yr
-
-$0
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
WI
-
Nat: $52,001
$9,785
/yr
-
-$0
Northcentral Technical College
Wausau
WI
-
Nat: $52,001
$12,582
/yr
-
-$0
Athens Technical College
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $52,001
$7,929
/yr
-
-$0
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville
AR
-
Nat: $52,001
$4,139
/yr
-
-$0
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$2,040
/yr
-
-$0
Klamath Community College
Klamath Falls
OR
-
Nat: $52,001
$12,098
/yr
-
-$0
Lemoore College
Lemoore
CA
-
Nat: $52,001
$11,802
/yr
-
-$0
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
-
Nat: $52,001
$11,116
/yr
-
-$0
Bangor
ME
-
Nat: $52,001
$22,146
/yr
-
-$0
Michigan Career and Technical Institute
Plainwell
MI
$17,071
Nat: $52,001
4yr Post-Grad
$13,118
/yr
-
-$285k
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).