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Graduate Certificate22 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
CA
$89,003
Nat: $80,781
4yr Post-Grad
$32,740
/yr
$85,385
+$387k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $80,781
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff
AZ
-
Nat: $80,781
$14,158
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut
Storrs
CT
-
Nat: $80,781
$25,097
/yr
-
-$0
American University
Washington
DC
-
Nat: $80,781
$41,943
/yr
-
-$0
University of Kentucky
Lexington
KY
-
Nat: $80,781
$18,851
/yr
-
-$0
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
MA
-
Nat: $80,781
$20,927
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
MO
-
Nat: $80,781
$20,268
/yr
-
-$0
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis
MO
-
Nat: $80,781
$15,071
/yr
-
-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
NY
-
Nat: $80,781
$21,590
/yr
-
-$0
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
NY
-
Nat: $80,781
$11,676
/yr
-
-$0
Portland State University
Portland
OR
-
Nat: $80,781
$9,552
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville
TN
-
Nat: $80,781
$18,976
/yr
-
-$0
Tennessee State University
Nashville
TN
-
Nat: $80,781
$15,796
/yr
-
-$0
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
TX
-
Nat: $80,781
$18,267
/yr
-
-$0
Regent University
Virginia Beach
VA
-
Nat: $80,781
$19,923
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus
Waterbury
CT
-
Nat: $80,781
$10,875
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
Groton
CT
-
Nat: $80,781
$13,807
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford
Stamford
CT
-
Nat: $80,781
$16,798
/yr
-
-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
Hartford
CT
-
Nat: $80,781
$16,403
/yr
-
-$0
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Scottsdale
AZ
-
Nat: $80,781
-
/yr
-
-$0
Pennsylvania Western University
California
PA
-
Nat: $80,781
$18,256
/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).
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.