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Associate-2% vs national median160 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Aims Community College

Ranked 137th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,021
middle 50%: $29,909 – $50,802
Median · 5 years out
$47,574
middle 50%: $34,002 – $60,657
Median · 10 years out
$53,767
middle 50%: $37,935 – $67,967

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (associate) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Aims Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $39,021 one year after graduating, rising to $53,767 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 137th of 292 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,810 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Western Community College
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Broome Community College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$47,773 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
$47,740 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$47,510 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$47,460 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$47,315 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$47,283 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$47,260 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Aims Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,748 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$72,341 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,230 · 5 yrs out

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