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Associate-20% vs national median104 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Iowa Lakes Community College

Ranked 263rd of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,840
middle 50%: $27,237 – $43,384
Median · 5 years out
$39,021
middle 50%: $33,505 – $47,460
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $36,674 – $67,343

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 Iowa Lakes Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $34,840 one year after graduating, rising to $49,855 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 263rd 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?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.2 yrs
≈ $11,959 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northwest College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$39,543 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Iowa Community College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Central Maine Community College
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Hocking Technical College
$39,175 · 5 yrs out
Pine Technical and Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Mitchell Technical College
$38,861 · 5 yrs out
Saint Augustine College
$38,814 · 5 yrs out
East Central College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Elaine P. Nunez Community College
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$38,592 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Iowa Lakes Community College

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,041 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$61,212 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$57,988 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Associate)
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$54,077 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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