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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1515

Engineering-Related Fields: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$119,889 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.

$119,889Median year-4 earnings

$26,738Average 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

$119,889Median reported earnings · year 4

$119,206Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

90thYear-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.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $83,619
Federal debt: $17,625
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $90,275
Federal debt: $25,368
Reporting programs: 34

34 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $127,032
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 40

40 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $180,549
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $119,889
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$111,648National median$119,88975th percentile$111,648

2 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Arizona State University Campus Immersion$128,130 2Drexel University$111,648

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.

Architectural and Engineering ManagersSOC 11-9041 · 3 crosswalk linksEngineering Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1032 · 2 crosswalk linksIndustrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansSOC 17-3026 · 2 crosswalk linksIndustrial EngineersSOC 17-2112 · 2 crosswalk linksCommercial and Industrial DesignersSOC 27-1021 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherSOC 17-3029 · 1 crosswalk linksEngineers, All OtherSOC 17-2199 · 1 crosswalk linksFacilities ManagersSOC 11-3013 · 1 crosswalk linksIndustrial Production ManagersSOC 11-3051 · 1 crosswalk linksNO MATCHSOC 99-9999 · 1 crosswalk linksPostsecondary Teachers, All OtherSOC 25-1199 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS

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	Arizona State University Campus ImmersionGraduate/Professional Certificate	Tempe, AZ	$128,130	Not available	Baseline needed	$14,967
2	Drexel UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Philadelphia, PA	$111,648	Not available	Baseline needed	$38,509

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.