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Undergrad Certificate90 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 PriceMedian 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.