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Undergrad Certificate18 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Gnomon
North Hollywood
CA
$94,066
5yr Post-Grad
$45,824
/yr
$34,416
+$469k
Miami Ad School
Miami
FL
$72,830
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$309k
Miami Ad School-Atlanta
Atlanta
GA
$72,830
5yr Post-Grad
$28,032
/yr
-
+$283k
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston
MA
$64,239
5yr Post-Grad
$23,764
/yr
-
+$205k
Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach
CA
$61,164
5yr Post-Grad
-
/yr
-
+$196k
Dallas College
Dallas
TX
$54,749
5yr Post-Grad
$4,146
/yr
-
+$127k
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh
NC
$43,918
5yr Post-Grad
$6,935
/yr
$10,084
+$11k
Portland Community College
Portland
OR
$40,944
5yr Post-Grad
$9,920
/yr
-
-$23k
Century College
White Bear Lake
MN
$37,208
2yr Post-Grad
$10,037
/yr
$12,500
-$39k
Mesa Community College
Mesa
AZ
$38,909
5yr Post-Grad
$13,438
/yr
-
-$49k
Sessions College for Professional Design
Tempe
AZ
$36,096
5yr Post-Grad
$15,156
/yr
$11,571
-$81k
Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny
IA
$31,656
5yr Post-Grad
$11,050
/yr
-
-$125k
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis
IN
$28,610
5yr Post-Grad
$6,544
/yr
-
-$154k
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
WI
$28,108
5yr Post-Grad
$10,506
/yr
-
-$163k
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville
NC
$25,964
5yr Post-Grad
$3,723
/yr
-
-$180k
Clary Sage College
Tulsa
OK
$18,781
5yr Post-Grad
$22,746
/yr
$10,453
-$278k
Community Care College
Tulsa
OK
$18,781
5yr Post-Grad
$24,958
/yr
$10,453
-$280k
Academia Serrant Inc
Ponce
PR
$14,015
5yr Post-Grad
$7,900
/yr
-
-$318k
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.