4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$67,818
Program median
Program + credential
Educational/Instructional Media Design.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$64,514
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$31,848
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
3,633
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama State University Montgomery, AL | Public | $20,435 | 30.3% | Available |
| American Public University System Charles Town, WV | Private for-profit | $9,597 | 57.2% | Available |
| Appalachian State University Boone, NC | Public | $16,836 | 74.5% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR | Public | $12,970 | 48.6% | Available |
| Auburn University Auburn, AL | Public | $24,323 | 82% | Available |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | Public | $13,224 | 32.6% | Available |
| Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH | Private nonprofit | $27,603 | 66.8% | Available |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN | Public | $15,261 | 47.9% | Available |
| Boise State University Boise, ID | Public | $21,610 | 60.2% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA | Public | $16,383 | 53.4% | Available |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Public | $7,021 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | Public | $4,564 | 54.9% | Available |
| Cambridge College Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $31,072 | 11.1% | Available |
| Canisius University Buffalo, NY | Private nonprofit | $17,940 | 66.4% | Available |
| Capella University Minneapolis, MN | Private for-profit | $17,956 | 20% | Available |
| Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $20,786 | 59.9% | Available |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | Public | $22,253 | 86.6% | Available |
| Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC | Public | $13,966 | 48.5% | Available |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO | Public | $21,279 | 66.5% | Available |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA | Public | $15,699 | 54.5% | Available |
| Concordia University-Chicago River Forest, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,436 | 36.5% | Available |
| Concordia University-Nebraska Seward, NE | Private nonprofit | $23,965 | 64.9% | Available |
| Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $18,462 | 45.9% | Available |
| CUNY Queens College Queens, NY | Public | $4,195 | 53.3% | Available |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $28,516 | 57% | Available |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL | Private for-profit | $30,770 | 36.6% | Available |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $38,509 | 78.2% | Available |
| Drury University Springfield, MO | Private nonprofit | $20,831 | 61.8% | Available |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $37,730 | 77.5% | Available |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | Public | $15,739 | 62.6% | Available |
| East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA | Public | $18,134 | 43.1% | Available |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | Public | $15,983 | 53.2% | Available |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY | Public | $11,040 | 50% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA | Public | $13,886 | 43.5% | Available |
| Emmanuel College Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $26,706 | 67.5% | Available |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | Public | $11,676 | 41.2% | Available |
| Emporia State University Emporia, KS | Public | $16,261 | 56.1% | Available |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | Private nonprofit | $48,095 | 84.3% | Available |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | Public | $8,752 | 62.6% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,630 | 50% | Available |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, FL | Private for-profit | $38,875 | 44.3% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $36,586 | 84% | Available |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | Public | $15,267 | 54.9% | Available |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | Public | $15,931 | 53.1% | Available |
| Governors State University University Park, IL | Public | $12,329 | 22.1% | Available |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI | Public | $16,317 | 67% | Available |
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Harrisburg, PA | Private nonprofit | $15,376 | 33.9% | Available |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $19,066 | 97.6% | Available |
| High Point University High Point, NC | Private nonprofit | $38,707 | 73.7% | Available |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | Private nonprofit | $34,176 | 68.5% | Available |
| Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $13,143 | 60.9% | Available |
| Houston Christian University Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,629 | 49.1% | Available |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | $19,398 | 64.5% | Available |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN | Public | $10,873 | 42.9% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-East Richmond, IN | Public | $8,134 | 39.6% | Available |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL | Public | $14,279 | 54.7% | Available |
| Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL | Private nonprofit | $25,180 | 50.7% | Available |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA | Public | $23,322 | 79.7% | Available |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Private nonprofit | $18,809 | 93.8% | Available |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online Providence, RI | Private nonprofit | $20,252 | 0% | Available |
| Johnson University Knoxville, TN | Private nonprofit | $22,063 | 56.8% | Available |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA | Public | $15,048 | 52.2% | Available |
| La Salle University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $19,409 | 57.1% | Available |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | Private nonprofit | $36,931 | 87.9% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO | Public | $19,092 | 20.9% | Available |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | Public | $19,151 | 68.8% | Available |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $36,079 | 73% | Available |
| Manhattan University Riverdale, NY | Private nonprofit | $27,256 | 63.7% | Available |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $22,066 | 66.2% | Available |
| Mayville State University Mayville, ND | Public | $11,456 | 40.6% | Available |
| McDaniel College Westminster, MD | Private nonprofit | $21,916 | 63.3% | Available |
| McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA | Public | $12,493 | 47% | Available |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | Public | $15,327 | 31.5% | Available |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | Public | $28,384 | 79.8% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS | Private nonprofit | $32,165 | 53.6% | Available |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | $19,139 | 54% | Available |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $17,613 | 57.9% | Available |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | Public | $9,793 | 52.2% | Available |
| New York University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $37,050 | 87.6% | Available |
| Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA | Public | $12,947 | 53.8% | Available |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC | Public | $17,303 | 84.8% | Available |
| North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND | Public | $15,543 | 63.9% | Available |
| Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK | Public | $12,710 | 35.4% | Available |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $30,915 | 90.5% | Available |
| Northern State University Aberdeen, SD | Public | $15,812 | 48.9% | Available |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | Private nonprofit | $30,371 | 63.3% | Available |
| NUC University Bayamon, PR | Private for-profit | $8,920 | 54.4% | Available |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | Public | $17,447 | 68.2% | Available |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | Public | $14,638 | 46.3% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA | Public | $19,550 | 34.2% | Available |
| Pennsylvania Western University California, PA | Public | $18,256 | 51.9% | Available |
| Piedmont University Demorest, GA | Private nonprofit | $20,599 | 47.4% | Available |
| Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS | Public | $15,784 | 56.6% | Available |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,942 | 58.5% | Available |
| Post University Waterbury, CT | Private for-profit | $21,634 | 24.9% | Available |
| Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN | Public | $7,770 | 50% | Available |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | Public | $14,600 | 83.1% | Available |
| Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Private nonprofit | $30,857 | 61.3% | Available |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | Private nonprofit | $40,675 | 75.7% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN | Public | $13,529 | 40.3% | Available |
| Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL | Private nonprofit | $21,293 | 45% | Available |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN | Private nonprofit | $11,704 | 66% | Available |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | Public | $16,404 | 54.8% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA | Public | $23,726 | 55.7% | Available |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA | Public | $19,608 | 65.6% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL | Public | $14,889 | 57% | Available |
| Southern Wesleyan University Central, SC | Private nonprofit | $15,464 | 52.4% | Available |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN | Public | $15,291 | 45.1% | Available |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $19,764 | 61.3% | Available |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL | Private nonprofit | $26,312 | 48.1% | Available |
| SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY | Public | $16,353 | 55.1% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | Public | $15,796 | 34% | Available |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $16,805 | 55.3% | Available |
| The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | Not available | 0% | Available |
| The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN | Private nonprofit | $27,846 | 70.5% | Available |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | Public | $22,420 | 73.4% | Available |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Public | $18,976 | 73.9% | Available |
| Towson University Towson, MD | Public | $17,413 | 69.5% | Available |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | Private nonprofit | $12,924 | 52.1% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK | Public | $12,357 | 28.1% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | Public | $18,209 | 70.5% | Available |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR | Public | $17,248 | 41.7% | Available |
| University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | Public | $16,511 | 53.5% | Available |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Public | $10,411 | 78% | Available |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | Public | $14,462 | 54.1% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | $25,097 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | Public | $13,807 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | Public | $16,403 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | Public | $16,798 | 56.5% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | Public | $10,875 | 52.7% | Available |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | Private nonprofit | $29,533 | 80.2% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Public | $13,936 | 89.7% | Available |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | Public | $15,664 | 64.3% | Available |
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | Public | $14,831 | 57.3% | Available |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | Public | $18,851 | 71.4% | Available |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | Public | $17,510 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD | Public | $22,063 | 33.3% | Available |
| University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | Public | $16,467 | 70% | Available |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $15,678 | 88.6% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA | Public | $32,654 | 42.9% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $22,383 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA | Public | $17,707 | 49.4% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $13,138 | 93.2% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | Public | $18,743 | 64.7% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL | Public | $17,683 | 54.1% | Available |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester, NH | Public | $10,864 | 29.6% | Available |
| University of North Alabama Florence, AL | Public | $12,170 | 54.9% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | Public | $15,435 | 69% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,965 | 56.3% | Available |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC | Public | $20,109 | 70.6% | Available |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | Public | $18,551 | 60.5% | Available |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $15,649 | 60.7% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ | Private for-profit | $13,520 | 20.8% | Available |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,434 | 85.5% | Available |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,278 | 85.4% | Available |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | Public | $21,708 | 49.1% | Available |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $29,155 | 76.4% | Available |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $21,565 | 95.6% | Available |
| University of West Alabama Livingston, AL | Public | $12,684 | 34.7% | Available |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | Public | $9,364 | 58.8% | Available |
| University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA | Public | $12,786 | 43.5% | Available |
| Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA | Public | $10,945 | 42.4% | Available |
| Vermont State University Randolph, VT | Public | $18,212 | 47.2% | Available |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | Public | $23,433 | 63.2% | Available |
| Walden University Minneapolis, MN | Private for-profit | $33,817 | Not available | Available |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | Public | $14,971 | 60.5% | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| Webster University Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $27,047 | 64.4% | Available |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA | Public | $23,331 | 70.5% | Available |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | Public | $12,937 | 45.2% | Available |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | Public | $15,273 | 57.6% | Available |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM | Public | $8,522 | 32.2% | Available |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR | Public | $17,237 | 47.1% | Available |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | Public | $21,193 | 64.6% | Available |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | Public | $13,194 | 51% | Available |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | Public | $18,745 | 44% | Available |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC | Public | $15,343 | 57% | Available |
| Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH | Public | $15,415 | 41.7% | Available |
| York College of Pennsylvania York, PA | Private nonprofit | $18,556 | 64.1% | Available |