Bachelor's-14% vs national median376 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Colorado Mesa University
Ranked 222nd of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,734
middle 50%: $38,692 – $61,951
Median · 5 years out
$66,599
middle 50%: $48,855 – $84,419
Median · 10 years out
$84,610
middle 50%: $65,018 – $110,805
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting bachelor's graduates start with a median salary of $51k. By year ten, earnings increase to $85k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,817 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$66,701 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$66,646 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$66,639 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$66,354 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$66,263 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$65,887 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$65,852 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Colorado Mesa University
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$89,103 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$84,159 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,868 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,102 · 5 yrs out
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