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Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median249 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Kapiolani Community College

Ranked 26th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$38,623
middle 50%: $26,778 – $53,131
Median · 5 years out
$49,613
middle 50%: $36,841 – $63,151
Median · 10 years out
$58,734
middle 50%: $49,513 – $85,664

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 Kapiolani Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $38,623 one year after graduating, rising to $58,734 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 26th 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,543 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kauai Community College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
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
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$48,943 · 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

Other majors at Kapiolani Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$108,998 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$93,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$91,854 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$90,230 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Natural Sciences (Associate)
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$67,465 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Legal Support Services (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out

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