Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Cecilia is a freelance writer, content marketing strategist and author covering education, technology and energy. She is a current contributor to the Forbes Advisor education vertical and holds a ...

A certificate consists of 12-20 credit hours and is not a degree. Some certificates require you to be a degree-seeking student, and for others, you can be a certificate-seeking student. Students ...