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Undergrad Certificate•40 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 ($22,626)
P25-P75 Interval ($18,107 - $30,002)
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 ($22,626)
P25-P75 Interval ($18,107 - $30,002)
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 ($22,626)
P25-P75 Interval ($18,107 - $30,002)
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
Brooklyn
NY
$46,754
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$13,836
/yr
-
+$45k
Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
-
Nat: $24,479
$24,504
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $24,479
$3,839
/yr
-
-$0
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana
CA
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,224
/yr
-
-$0
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
HI
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,157
/yr
-
-$0
College of Lake County
Grayslake
IL
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,280
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls
MN
-
Nat: $24,479
$11,331
/yr
-
-$0
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
-
Nat: $24,479
$14,725
/yr
-
-$0
Ocean County College
Toms River
NJ
-
Nat: $24,479
$17,153
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Adirondack
Queensbury
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$11,310
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$3,434
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,813
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$3,613
/yr
-
-$0
Erie Community College
Buffalo
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$10,988
/yr
-
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$13,117
/yr
$9,200
-$0
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,704
/yr
-
-$0
Genesee Community College
Batavia
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$8,903
/yr
-
-$0
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$8,372
/yr
-
-$0
Monroe Community College
Rochester
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$4,268
/yr
-
-$0
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$8,745
/yr
-
-$0
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$6,689
/yr
-
-$0
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
NY
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,291
/yr
-
-$0
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City
OR
-
Nat: $24,479
$9,041
/yr
-
-$0
Delaware County Community College
Media
PA
-
Nat: $24,479
$6,983
/yr
-
-$0
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville
PA
-
Nat: $24,479
$6,022
/yr
-
-$0
Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem
PA
-
Nat: $24,479
$12,119
/yr
-
-$0
Green River College
Auburn
WA
-
Nat: $24,479
$18,821
/yr
-
-$0
Lower Columbia College
Longview
WA
-
Nat: $24,479
$7,341
/yr
-
-$0
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane
WA
-
Nat: $24,479
$19,537
/yr
-
-$0
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
Parkersburg
WV
-
Nat: $24,479
-
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $24,479
$9,232
/yr
-
-$0
La Crosse
WI
-
Nat: $24,479
$11,615
/yr
-
-$0
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York
NY
$36,002
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$4,766
/yr
-
-$64k
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk
VA
$30,002
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$11,681
/yr
$6,886
-$137k
Brooklyn
NY
$28,919
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$18,542
/yr
-
-$156k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan
PR
$21,326
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$6,826
/yr
-
-$231k
Brooklyn
NY
$22,626
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$24,558
/yr
-
-$232k
Brooklyn
NY
$17,985
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$9,568
/yr
-
-$271k
NUC University
Bayamon
PR
$18,107
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$11,921
/yr
$9,500
-$272k
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus
Carolina
PR
$15,675
Nat: $24,479
4yr Post-Grad
$6,349
/yr
-
-$295k
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).