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Undergrad Certificate•90 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 ($75,862)
P25-P75 Interval ($44,450 - $86,802)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution | State | Earnings | Avg Net Price | Median Debt | Lifetime Value Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plymouth | NH | $88,694 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $19,216 /yr | - | +$460k |
Kent State University at Stark ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. North Canton | OH | $86,802 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $10,897 /yr | $25,000 | +$449k |
Columbia | MO | $87,677 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $20,268 /yr | $21,250 | +$449k |
Kent | OH | $86,802 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $20,787 /yr | $25,000 | +$440k |
Fargo | ND | $81,273 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $15,543 /yr | $24,095 | +$391k |
Indiana State University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Terre Haute | IN | $75,862 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $10,873 /yr | - | +$343k |
Umpqua Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Roseburg | OR | $74,801 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $8,340 /yr | - | +$335k |
Tacoma Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Tacoma | WA | $50,865 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $8,376 /yr | - | +$94k |
Mattoon | IL | $44,450 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $2,254 /yr | - | +$31k |
Cochise County Community College District ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Sierra Vista | AZ | - Nat: $52,001 | $7,929 /yr | - | -$0 |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Helena | AR | - Nat: $52,001 | $4,848 /yr | - | -$0 |
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Smith | AR | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,574 /yr | - | -$0 |
Butte College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oroville | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $5,520 /yr | - | -$0 |
Chabot College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hayward | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $9,053 /yr | - | -$0 |
De Anza College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cupertino | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $6,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
Diablo Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Pleasant Hill | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,312 /yr | - | -$0 |
East Los Angeles College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Monterey Park | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,852 /yr | - | -$0 |
Glendale Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Glendale | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,365 /yr | - | -$0 |
Imperial Valley College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Imperial | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $1,115 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Ana College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Ana | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $3,133 /yr | - | -$0 |
Riverside City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Riverside | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,377 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego Mesa College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $5,814 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Diego Miramar College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $3,337 /yr | - | -$0 |
San Joaquin Delta College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Stockton | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $2,407 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santa Barbara City College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Santa Barbara | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,315 /yr | - | -$0 |
Solano Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairfield | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $4,669 /yr | - | -$0 |
Coalinga College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Coalinga | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,477 /yr | - | -$0 |
Arapahoe Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Littleton | CO | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,571 /yr | - | -$0 |
College of DuPage ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Glen Ellyn | IL | - Nat: $52,001 | $7,401 /yr | - | -$0 |
Illinois Valley Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oglesby | IL | - Nat: $52,001 | $2,232 /yr | - | -$0 |
Godfrey | IL | - Nat: $52,001 | $3,349 /yr | - | -$0 |
McHenry County College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Crystal Lake | IL | - Nat: $52,001 | $7,042 /yr | - | -$0 |
William Rainey Harper College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Palatine | IL | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,607 /yr | - | -$0 |
Purdue University Fort Wayne ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fort Wayne | IN | - Nat: $52,001 | $13,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Indianapolis | IN | - Nat: $52,001 | $16,045 /yr | - | -$0 |
Vincennes University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Vincennes | IN | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,225 /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: $52,001 | $11,171 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ames | IA | - Nat: $52,001 | $18,589 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northeast Iowa Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Calmar | IA | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,272 /yr | - | -$0 |
Allen County Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Iola | KS | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,642 /yr | - | -$0 |
Hutchinson Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Hutchinson | KS | - Nat: $52,001 | $6,727 /yr | - | -$0 |
Holyoke Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Holyoke | MA | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,068 /yr | - | -$0 |
Big Rapids | MI | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,624 /yr | - | -$0 |
Grand Rapids Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Grand Rapids | MI | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,621 /yr | - | -$0 |
Washtenaw Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ann Arbor | MI | - Nat: $52,001 | $3,249 /yr | - | -$0 |
Alexandria | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $13,691 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northwest Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bemidji | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,996 /yr | - | -$0 |
Dakota County Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rosemount | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $13,548 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minnesota State Community and Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fergus Falls | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $12,556 /yr | - | -$0 |
Inver Hills Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Inver Grove Heights | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,636 /yr | - | -$0 |
North Hennepin Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Brooklyn Park | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $12,186 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northland Community and Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Thief River Falls | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $13,975 /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: $52,001 | $9,635 /yr | - | -$0 |
St Catherine University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Saint Paul | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $19,764 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ridgewater College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Willmar | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,046 /yr | - | -$0 |
Minnesota State College Southeast ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Winona | MN | - Nat: $52,001 | $16,140 /yr | - | -$0 |
Miles City | MT | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,405 /yr | - | -$0 |
Central New Mexico Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Albuquerque | NM | - Nat: $52,001 | $4,621 /yr | - | -$0 |
Portales | NM | - Nat: $52,001 | $4,904 /yr | - | -$0 |
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Roswell | NM | - Nat: $52,001 | $3,645 /yr | - | -$0 |
Valley City | ND | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,890 /yr | - | -$0 |
Cleveland | OH | - Nat: $52,001 | $14,764 /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: $52,001 | $8,400 /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: $52,001 | $12,266 /yr | - | -$0 |
Clackamas Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oregon City | OR | - Nat: $52,001 | $7,855 /yr | - | -$0 |
Southwestern Oregon Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Coos Bay | OR | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,527 /yr | - | -$0 |
Johnstown | PA | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,714 /yr | - | -$0 |
Florence-Darlington Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Florence | SC | - Nat: $52,001 | $2,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greenville Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Greenville | SC | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,713 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nashville State Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Nashville | TN | - Nat: $52,001 | $6,777 /yr | - | -$0 |
Ensign College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Salt Lake City | UT | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,824 /yr | - | -$0 |
South Seattle College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Seattle | WA | - Nat: $52,001 | $6,004 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lakeshore Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Cleveland | WI | - Nat: $52,001 | $9,653 /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: $52,001 | $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: $52,001 | $9,112 /yr | - | -$0 |
Moraine Park Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fond du Lac | WI | - Nat: $52,001 | $9,268 /yr | - | -$0 |
Nicolet Area Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Rhinelander | WI | - Nat: $52,001 | $8,255 /yr | - | -$0 |
Northcentral Technical College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Wausau | WI | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,303 /yr | - | -$0 |
Francis Tuttle Technology Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Oklahoma City | OK | - Nat: $52,001 | $11,283 /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: $52,001 | $6,949 /yr | - | -$0 |
NorthWest Arkansas Community College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Bentonville | AR | - Nat: $52,001 | $7,196 /yr | - | -$0 |
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Altoona | PA | - Nat: $52,001 | $12,419 /yr | - | -$0 |
Santiago Canyon College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Orange | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $2,129 /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: $52,001 | $7,050 /yr | - | -$0 |
Lemoore College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Lemoore | CA | - Nat: $52,001 | $10,832 /yr | - | -$0 |
American Public University System ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Charles Town | WV | - Nat: $52,001 | $9,597 /yr | - | -$0 |
Bangor | ME | - Nat: $52,001 | $21,005 /yr | - | -$0 |
CET-El Centro ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. El Centro | CA | $25,550 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $11,405 /yr | - | -$187k |
CET-San Jose ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Jose | CA | $25,550 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | $16,101 /yr | - | -$191k |
Michigan Career and Technical Institute ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Plainwell | MI | $17,071 Nat: $52,001 4yr Post-Grad | - /yr | - | -$272k |
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.