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Undergrad Certificate32 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 ($57,135)
P25-P75 Interval ($42,535 - $57,135)
HS Baseline ($35,872)
Breakeven Line (0% ROI)
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Milwaukee
WI
$57,135
Nat: $48,019
4yr Post-Grad
$15,014
/yr
$19,758
+$153k
Pima Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Tucson
AZ
-
Nat: $48,019
$3,405
/yr
-
-$0
College of the Canyons
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Santa Clarita
CA
-
Nat: $48,019
$3,702
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Sonora
CA
-
Nat: $48,019
$11,316
/yr
-
-$0
Fresno City College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Fresno
CA
-
Nat: $48,019
$8,069
/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: $48,019
$1,115
/yr
-
-$0
Modesto Junior College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Modesto
CA
-
Nat: $48,019
$2,818
/yr
-
-$0
Palo Verde College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Blythe
CA
-
Nat: $48,019
$18,993
/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: $48,019
$3,133
/yr
-
-$0
Miami Dade College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Miami
FL
-
Nat: $48,019
$5,463
/yr
-
-$0
Leeward Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Pearl City
HI
-
Nat: $48,019
$5,137
/yr
-
-$0
Boise
ID
-
Nat: $48,019
$21,610
/yr
-
-$0
Muncie
IN
-
Nat: $48,019
$14,940
/yr
-
-$0
Campbellsville University
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Campbellsville
KY
-
Nat: $48,019
$19,341
/yr
-
-$0
Anne Arundel Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Arnold
MD
-
Nat: $48,019
$14,915
/yr
-
-$0
Frederick Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Frederick
MD
-
Nat: $48,019
$9,465
/yr
-
-$0
Quinsigamond Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Worcester
MA
-
Nat: $48,019
$9,090
/yr
-
-$0
Minneapolis
MN
-
Nat: $48,019
$16,778
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $48,019
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Crowder College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Neosho
MO
-
Nat: $48,019
$9,023
/yr
-
-$0
Cape Girardeau
MO
-
Nat: $48,019
$15,882
/yr
-
-$0
White Mountains Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Berlin
NH
-
Nat: $48,019
$15,474
/yr
-
-$0
Manchester Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Manchester
NH
-
Nat: $48,019
$14,143
/yr
-
-$0
Cincinnati
OH
-
Nat: $48,019
$25,648
/yr
$21,000
-$0
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Blue Ash
OH
-
Nat: $48,019
$16,508
/yr
$21,000
-$0
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $48,019
$29,533
/yr
-
-$0
Chemeketa Community College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Salem
OR
-
Nat: $48,019
$8,200
/yr
-
-$0
Pittsburgh
PA
-
Nat: $48,019
$20,786
/yr
-
-$0
Cedar Crest College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Allentown
PA
-
Nat: $48,019
$18,659
/yr
-
-$0
Logan
UT
-
Nat: $48,019
$14,936
/yr
-
-$0
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Green Bay
WI
-
Nat: $48,019
$9,918
/yr
-
-$0
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI.
Saint Mary of the Woods
IN
$42,535
Nat: $48,019
4yr Post-Grad
$31,872
/yr
$15,629
-$18k
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.