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Undergrad Certificate•35 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 ($56,877)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,030 - $62,379)
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 ($56,877)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,030 - $62,379)
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 ($56,877)
P25-P75 Interval ($52,030 - $62,379)
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
Detroit
MI
$67,513
Nat: $53,696
5yr Post-Grad
$13,469
/yr
-
+$249k
De Pere
WI
$62,379
Nat: $53,696
4yr Post-Grad
$28,822
/yr
$23,572
+$196k
Boise
ID
$56,877
Nat: $53,696
4yr Post-Grad
$18,423
/yr
$19,000
+$148k
Philadelphia
PA
$52,030
Nat: $53,696
4yr Post-Grad
$23,058
/yr
$24,071
+$93k
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
$43,914
Nat: $53,696
4yr Post-Grad
$17,735
/yr
-
+$10k
Birmingham
AL
-
Nat: $53,696
$15,630
/yr
-
-$0
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock
AR
-
Nat: $53,696
$16,882
/yr
-
-$0
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$710
/yr
-
-$0
Evergreen Valley College
San Jose
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$9,375
/yr
-
-$0
Gavilan College
Gilroy
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$22,074
/yr
-
-$0
Glendale Community College
Glendale
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$9,554
/yr
-
-$0
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$4,875
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Sequoias
Visalia
CA
-
Nat: $53,696
$1,096
/yr
-
-$0
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $53,696
$23,708
/yr
$20,500
-$0
Idaho State University
Pocatello
ID
-
Nat: $53,696
$8,910
/yr
-
-$0
Chicago
IL
-
Nat: $53,696
$27,108
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Kokomo
Kokomo
IN
-
Nat: $53,696
$5,707
/yr
-
-$0
Bloomington
IN
-
Nat: $53,696
$16,003
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana University-Southeast
New Albany
IN
-
Nat: $53,696
$10,026
/yr
-
-$0
Frederick
MD
-
Nat: $53,696
$21,548
/yr
-
-$0
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi
MD
-
Nat: $53,696
$23,144
/yr
-
-$0
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
MA
-
Nat: $53,696
$7,949
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $53,696
$17,330
/yr
-
-$0
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park
MN
-
Nat: $53,696
$19,985
/yr
-
-$0
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
MN
-
Nat: $53,696
$18,780
/yr
-
-$0
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin
MO
-
Nat: $53,696
$10,836
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $53,696
$26,955
/yr
-
-$0
Grand Forks
ND
-
Nat: $53,696
$18,131
/yr
-
-$0
Valley City
ND
-
Nat: $53,696
$13,748
/yr
-
-$0
Rose State College
Midwest City
OK
-
Nat: $53,696
$9,616
/yr
-
-$0
Indiana
PA
-
Nat: $53,696
$17,391
/yr
-
-$0
Shippensburg
PA
-
Nat: $53,696
$21,129
/yr
-
-$0
West Chester
PA
-
Nat: $53,696
$24,778
/yr
-
-$0
College Place
WA
-
Nat: $53,696
$27,786
/yr
-
-$0
California
PA
-
Nat: $53,696
$17,839
/yr
-
-$0
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).