Document Type

Report

Publication Date

9-8-2026

Publication Title

Higher Education Fact Sheet No. 50

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

4

Abstract

This fact sheet presents data on the average earnings of undergraduate certificate program graduates in 2024 dollars compared to the average earnings of high school (HS) graduates in five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The fact sheet reports information on the number of undergraduate certificate programs, number of graduates, the most popular certificate programs, and earnings premiums for each state. Published by Open Campus in collaboration with The Higher Education Analytics (HEA) Group, the fact sheet reports data originally published through the “Certificate Earnings Explorer."

Keywords

Undergraduate; Certificate; High School; Diploma; Earnings; Nevada; Arizona; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Utah

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Education Policy | Higher Education | Income Distribution | Public Policy

File Format

pdf

File Size

138 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Streuter, D., Coss, K., Yang, K., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2026). Average Earnings of Undergraduate Certificate Graduates in the Mountain West, 2024. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Higher Education Fact Sheet No. 50, 1-4.

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