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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5003

Dance: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$24,453 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.

$24,453Median year-4 earnings

$35,855Average institution net-price context

$19,500Median federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$24,453Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$19,500Median federal debt

3thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting 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: $24,453
Federal debt: $19,500
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $40,657
Federal debt: $25,000
Reporting programs: 72

60 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $64,507
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 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$24,453National median$24,45375th percentile$24,453

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

DECISION CHECK

What to compare before choosing a program

The national result is only the starting point. Price, debt and the college-level earnings spread can materially change the payoff.

$24,45375th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs

$19,500Median federal debt across programs that report it

1Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median

FILTER PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Find the colleges that fit your constraints

Keep this exact federal field and credential fixed, then narrow the reporting colleges by location, sector and federal debt.

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1The Ailey SchoolNew York, NY · Private nonprofitYear-4 earnings$24,453Federal debt$19,500Annual net price$35,855

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WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1The Ailey School$24,453

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.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1121 · 3 crosswalk linksChoreographersSOC 27-2032 · 3 crosswalk linksDancersSOC 27-2031 · 3 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR DANCE

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	The Ailey SchoolUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	New York, NY	$24,453	$19,500	Baseline needed	$35,855

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.