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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5207

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$72,411 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.

$72,411Median year-4 earnings

$20,150Average institution net-price context

$28,508Median federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$72,411Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$28,508Median federal debt

49thYear-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.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $55,488
Federal debt: $18,788
Reporting programs: 14

10 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $38,419
Federal debt: $16,918
Reporting programs: 8

8 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $60,437
Federal debt: $24,250
Reporting programs: 80

73 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $72,411
Federal debt: $28,508
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $107,998
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 9

9 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)

Year-4 earnings: $30,039
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 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$72,411National median$72,41175th percentile$72,411

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Rosemont College$72,411

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.

Managers, All OtherSOC 11-9199 · 4 crosswalk linksBusiness Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 2 crosswalk linksChief ExecutivesSOC 11-1011 · 2 crosswalk linksGeneral and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksPersonal Service Managers, All OtherSOC 11-9179 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL AND SMALL BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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	Rosemont CollegePost-baccalaureate Certificate	Rosemont, PA	$72,411	$28,508	Baseline needed	$20,150

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.