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Associate+25% vs national median126 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 20th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,129
middle 50%: $36,322 – $66,937
Median · 5 years out
$60,837
middle 50%: $44,849 – $89,880
Median · 10 years out
$86,086
middle 50%: $50,197 – $117,867

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 Red Rocks Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $50,129 one year after graduating, rising to $86,086 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% above the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 20th 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
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,180 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rockland Community College
$61,594 · 5 yrs out
Inver Hills Community College
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$61,419 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$61,218 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$61,085 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$59,619 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,753 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$58,692 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Red Rocks Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$116,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,581 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,863 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$77,825 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,653 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$76,896 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Associate)
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,402 · 5 yrs out

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