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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5208

Finance and Financial Management Services: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$129,454 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.

$129,454Median year-4 earnings

$29,410Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$129,454Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

95thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

4With 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.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $61,520
Federal debt: $23,672
Reporting programs: 10

7 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $52,208
Federal debt: $17,374
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $77,504
Federal debt: $23,623
Reporting programs: 472

459 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $21,937
Reporting programs: 1

0 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $109,137
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 72

72 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $152,667
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $129,454
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 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$81,316National median$129,45475th percentile$131,086

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1George Washington University$139,079 2University of Iowa$131,086 3Colorado State University-Fort Collins$127,821 4University of Miami$81,316

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.

Business Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1011 · 6 crosswalk linksFinancial ManagersSOC 11-3031 · 6 crosswalk linksFinancial Risk SpecialistsSOC 13-2054 · 5 crosswalk linksFinancial and Investment AnalystsSOC 13-2051 · 5 crosswalk linksCredit AnalystsSOC 13-2041 · 3 crosswalk linksCredit CounselorsSOC 13-2071 · 3 crosswalk linksBudget AnalystsSOC 13-2031 · 2 crosswalk linksGeneral and Operations ManagersSOC 11-1021 · 2 crosswalk linksLoan OfficersSOC 13-2072 · 2 crosswalk linksPersonal Financial AdvisorsSOC 13-2052 · 2 crosswalk linksSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsSOC 41-3031 · 2 crosswalk linksAppraisers of Personal and Business PropertySOC 13-2022 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FINANCE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

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	George Washington UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Washington, DC	$139,079	Not available	Baseline needed	$36,586
2	University of IowaGraduate/Professional Certificate	Iowa City, IA	$131,086	Not available	Baseline needed	$22,531
3	Colorado State University-Fort CollinsGraduate/Professional Certificate	Fort Collins, CO	$127,821	Not available	Baseline needed	$21,279
4	University of MiamiGraduate/Professional Certificate	Coral Gables, FL	$81,316	Not available	Baseline needed	$37,244

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.