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Certification ROI Data 2026

Cost, time-to-complete and reported earnings outcomes across professional certifications, normalised to an hours-per-dollar basis.

DOI
10.5281/zenodo.20768042
Published by
EduBracket
Category
Education
Last updated
2026-06-20
Records
16
Fields
19

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What the records contain

The fields present on each record, named exactly as they appear in the data, so a query written against this list will run.

  • slug
  • name
  • platform
  • certUrl
  • cost_usd
  • free_option
  • months
  • target_role
  • bls_occupation
  • bls_url
  • role_median_salary_usd
  • role_growth_pct_2024_34
  • role_outlook
  • annual_openings
  • cost_as_pct_of_one_month_role_pay
  • required_signal
  • worth_it_verdict
  • verdict_reason
  • entry_level_caveat

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Released under CC BY 4.0. You may use it commercially and redistribute it. Attribution is the only condition.

Couey, V. W. (2026). Certification ROI Data 2026. Deep Synthesis. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20768042

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