Bachelor's-13% vs national median266 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Western Colorado University
Ranked 212th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,210
middle 50%: $32,992 – $60,377
Median · 5 years out
$67,042
middle 50%: $52,379 – $88,826
Median · 10 years out
$87,351
middle 50%: $59,848 – $119,554
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
Western Colorado University's accounting graduates earn $47k in year one. Medians increase to $67k after five years and reach $87k after ten years.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,096 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$67,388 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$67,365 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$67,093 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$66,984 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Western Colorado University
Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$62,595 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,618 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$58,808 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$56,833 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$53,520 · 5 yrs out
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