WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+9% vs national median70 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Aims Community College

Ranked 28th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,692
middle 50%: $28,170 – $52,920
Median · 5 years out
$48,943
middle 50%: $35,700 – $62,605
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $38,279 – $68,928

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Aims Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $38,692 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 28th of 76 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,678 total interest

Same major at other universities

Hennepin Technical College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$50,034 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$49,647 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$49,613 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$46,948 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$46,055 · 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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