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Undergrad Certificate10 Institutions
Institution
State
Earnings
Avg Net PriceMedian Debt
Lifetime Value Added
Davidson College
Davidson
NC
$60,959
Nat: $50,205
4yr Post-Grad
$17,379
/yr
-
+$178k
Black Hills State University
Spearfish
SD
$51,562
Nat: $50,205
4yr Post-Grad
$15,911
/yr
-
+$83k
Cabrillo College
Aptos
CA
$46,652
Nat: $50,205
4yr Post-Grad
$15,843
/yr
-
+$32k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe
AZ
-
Nat: $50,205
$14,967
/yr
-
-$0
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
CO
-
Nat: $50,205
$25,346
/yr
-
-$0
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
MA
-
Nat: $50,205
$7,818
/yr
-
-$0
East Mississippi Community College
Scooba
MS
-
Nat: $50,205
$4,608
/yr
-
-$0
Wright State University-Main Campus
Dayton
OH
-
Nat: $50,205
$15,415
/yr
-
-$0
Walla Walla University
College Place
WA
-
Nat: $50,205
$23,329
/yr
-
-$0
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Whitewater
WI
-
Nat: $50,205
$14,158
/yr
$26,000
-$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.