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Undergrad Certificate•34 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 ($49,254)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $63,138)
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 ($48,824)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $63,138)
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 ($48,824)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,682 - $63,138)
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
Columbia Southern University
Orange Beach
AL
$78,159
Nat: $51,561
4yr Post-Grad
$15,834
/yr
-
+$364k
Tempe
AZ
$63,138
Nat: $51,561
4yr Post-Grad
$14,694
/yr
$16,000
+$217k
Boca Raton
FL
$49,254
Nat: $51,561
4yr Post-Grad
$10,394
/yr
-
+$75k
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Rangely
CO
$48,394
Nat: $51,561
4yr Post-Grad
$7,930
/yr
-
+$68k
American Public University System
Charles Town
WV
$42,682
Nat: $51,561
2yr Post-Grad
$11,116
/yr
-
+$22k
Columbia College
Sonora
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$9,054
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Desert
Palm Desert
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$17,769
/yr
-
-$0
Reedley College
Reedley
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$6,055
/yr
-
-$0
Ohlone College
Fremont
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$6,828
/yr
-
-$0
Sacramento City College
Sacramento
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$5,713
/yr
-
-$0
Shasta College
Redding
CA
-
Nat: $51,561
$7,225
/yr
-
-$0
Goodwin University
East Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $51,561
$31,759
/yr
-
-$0
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale
FL
-
Nat: $51,561
$7,989
/yr
-
-$0
Hillsborough College
Tampa
FL
-
Nat: $51,561
$3,594
/yr
-
-$0
Pensacola
FL
-
Nat: $51,561
$9,443
/yr
-
-$0
Athens
GA
-
Nat: $51,561
$13,636
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany
IN
-
Nat: $51,561
$10,026
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
MA
-
Nat: $51,561
$7,964
/yr
-
-$0
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
MA
-
Nat: $51,561
$7,949
/yr
-
-$0
Allendale
MI
-
Nat: $51,561
$16,495
/yr
-
-$0
Minnesota North College
Hibbing
MN
-
Nat: $51,561
$12,194
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $51,561
$21,142
/yr
$15,000
-$0
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
NY
-
Nat: $51,561
$13,117
/yr
-
-$0
Pamlico Community College
Grantsboro
NC
-
Nat: $51,561
$6,078
/yr
-
-$0
Stillwater
OK
-
Nat: $51,561
$17,058
/yr
-
-$0
Lackawanna College
Scranton
PA
-
Nat: $51,561
$19,225
/yr
-
-$0
Philadelphia
PA
-
Nat: $51,561
$23,058
/yr
-
-$0
San Marcos
TX
-
Nat: $51,561
$16,660
/yr
-
-$0
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City
UT
-
Nat: $51,561
$6,144
/yr
-
-$0
New River Community College
Dublin
VA
-
Nat: $51,561
$6,105
/yr
-
-$0
Bastyr University
Kenmore
WA
-
Nat: $51,561
-
/yr
-
-$0
West Lafayette
IN
-
Nat: $51,561
$14,851
/yr
-
-$0
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Bentonville
AR
-
Nat: $51,561
$4,139
/yr
-
-$0
Florida Gateway College
Lake City
FL
$23,947
Nat: $51,561
4yr Post-Grad
$4,420
/yr
-
-$199k
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).