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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1001

Communications Technologies/Technicians: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$35,844 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$35,844Median year-4 earnings

$22,906Average institution net-price context

$24,653Median federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$35,844Median reported earnings · year 4

$30,529Average reported earnings · year 5

$24,653Median federal debt

22thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $35,844
Federal debt: $24,653
Reporting programs: 2

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $31,998
Federal debt: $12,750
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $39,273
Federal debt: $20,500
Reporting programs: 5

5 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$35,844National median$35,84475th percentile$35,844

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Ozarks Technical Community College$35,844 2Full Sail UniversityNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Broadcast TechniciansSOC 27-4012 · 1 crosswalk linksFilm and Video EditorsSOC 27-4032 · 1 crosswalk linksMedia and Communication Workers, All OtherSOC 27-3099 · 1 crosswalk linksSound Engineering TechniciansSOC 27-4014 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Springfield, MO	$35,844	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,936
2	Full Sail UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Winter Park, FL	Not available	$24,653	Baseline needed	$38,875

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.