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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5102

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$53,215 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.

$53,215Median year-4 earnings

$15,295Average 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

$53,215Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

8thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting programs

2With 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: $54,398
Federal debt: $18,254
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $45,971
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $58,557
Federal debt: $22,500
Reporting programs: 231

220 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $25,376
Reporting programs: 2

0 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,494
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 247

247 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $88,326
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 25

25 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $87,889
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 7

7 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $53,215
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 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$35,887National median$53,21575th percentile$35,887

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Southern Connecticut State University$70,543 2Albizu University-San Juan$35,887

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.

Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1071 · 5 crosswalk linksAudiologistsSOC 29-1181 · 4 crosswalk linksSpeech-Language PathologistsSOC 29-1127 · 4 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR COMMUNICATION DISORDERS SCIENCES AND 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	Southern Connecticut State UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	New Haven, CT	$70,543	Not available	Baseline needed	$20,857
2	Albizu University-San JuanGraduate/Professional Certificate	San Juan, PR	$35,887	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,732

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.