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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1906

Housing and Human Environments: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 2 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$35,492 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.

$35,492Median year-4 earnings

$9,178Average institution net-price context

$5,677Median federal debt

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

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$35,492Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$5,677Median federal debt

22thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

2Reporting 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.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $35,492
Federal debt: $5,677
Reporting programs: 2

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $52,861
Federal debt: $25,683
Reporting programs: 12

11 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $133,013
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$35,492National median$35,49275th percentile$35,492

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1CET-San Jose$35,492 2Lake Land 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.

Farm and Home Management EducatorsSOC 25-9021 · 2 crosswalk linksInterior DesignersSOC 27-1025 · 2 crosswalk linksFacilities ManagersSOC 11-3013 · 1 crosswalk linksFamily and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1192 · 1 crosswalk linksMeeting, Convention, and Event PlannersSOC 13-1121 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR HOUSING AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS

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	CET-San JoseUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	San Jose, CA	$35,492	Not available	Baseline needed	$16,101
2	Lake Land CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Mattoon, IL	Not available	$5,677	Baseline needed	$2,254

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.