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GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 5112

Medicine: is this graduate/professional certificate worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$76,434 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.

$76,434Median year-4 earnings

$7,117Average 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

$76,434Median reported earnings · year 4

$118,995Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

49thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

3With 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: Not available
Federal debt: $26,975
Reporting programs: 1

0 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $66,899
Federal debt: $20,000
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $67,253
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 2

2 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $115,298
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 28

28 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

First Professional Degree

Year-4 earnings: $106,469
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 148

148 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $76,434
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 3

3 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$71,640National median$76,43475th percentile$76,434

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1New York College of Podiatric Medicine$122,005 2San Juan Bautista School of Medicine$76,434 3Florida International University$71,640

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.

AnesthesiologistsSOC 29-1211 · 2 crosswalk linksCardiologistsSOC 29-1212 · 2 crosswalk linksDermatologistsSOC 29-1213 · 2 crosswalk linksEmergency Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1214 · 2 crosswalk linksFamily Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1215 · 2 crosswalk linksGeneral Internal Medicine PhysiciansSOC 29-1216 · 2 crosswalk linksNeurologistsSOC 29-1217 · 2 crosswalk linksObstetricians and GynecologistsSOC 29-1218 · 2 crosswalk linksOphthalmologists, Except PediatricSOC 29-1241 · 2 crosswalk linksOrthopedic Surgeons, Except PediatricSOC 29-1242 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatric SurgeonsSOC 29-1243 · 2 crosswalk linksPediatricians, GeneralSOC 29-1221 · 2 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR MEDICINE

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	New York College of Podiatric MedicineGraduate/Professional Certificate	New York, NY	$122,005	Not available	Baseline needed	Not available
2	San Juan Bautista School of MedicineGraduate/Professional Certificate	Caguas, PR	$76,434	Not available	Baseline needed	$4,946
3	Florida International UniversityGraduate/Professional Certificate	Miami, FL	$71,640	Not available	Baseline needed	$9,288

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.