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Certificate (1-2 years)-3% vs national median140 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Iowa Central Community College

Ranked 47th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,153
middle 50%: $20,867 – $36,412
Median · 5 years out
$43,722
middle 50%: $34,615 – $53,485
Median · 10 years out
$54,404
middle 50%: $41,501 – $69,727

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

Accounting certificate holders earn a median of $29.2k in year one. Earnings reach $54.4k 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,948 total interest

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