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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1507

Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 6 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$61,605 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.

$61,605Median year-4 earnings

$15,701Average institution net-price context

$15,200Median federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$61,605Median reported earnings · year 4

$64,409Average reported earnings · year 5

$15,200Median federal debt

73thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

6Reporting programs

5With 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: $61,605
Federal debt: $15,200
Reporting programs: 6

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $68,349
Federal debt: $16,710
Reporting programs: 6

6 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $84,705
Federal debt: $25,833
Reporting programs: 20

19 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $101,910
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 12

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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$56,587National median$61,60575th percentile$84,636

5 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Ferris State University$85,477 2Columbia Southern University$84,636 3Ogden-Weber Technical College$61,605 4Ocean Corporation$56,587 5Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology$54,749 6Ashland Community and Technical CollegeNot 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.

Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3026 · 2 crosswalk linksOccupational Health and Safety SpecialistsSOC 19-5011 · 2 crosswalk linksEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3025 · 1 crosswalk linksInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersSOC 51-9061 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksOccupational Health and Safety TechniciansSOC 19-5012 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY 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	Ferris State UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Big Rapids, MI	$85,477	$22,750	Baseline needed	$8,624
2	Columbia Southern UniversityUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Orange Beach, AL	$84,636	$16,426	Baseline needed	$14,580
3	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ogden, UT	$61,605	Not available	Baseline needed	$3,229
4	Ocean CorporationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Houston, TX	$56,587	$9,500	Baseline needed	$32,280
5	Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Tulsa, OK	$54,749	$15,200	Baseline needed	$29,776
6	Ashland Community and Technical CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Ashland, KY	Not available	$10,500	Baseline needed	$5,717

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.