Associate-17% vs national median210 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Northeast Iowa Community College
Ranked 252nd of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,188
middle 50%: $24,766 – $42,325
Median · 5 years out
$40,052
middle 50%: $32,509 – $51,722
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $35,591 – $61,889
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
Accounting graduates at Northeast Iowa Community College start with a $34k median salary. Earnings reach $40k by year five and $48k 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?
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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
≈ $11,943 total interest
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
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$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Northern Maine Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$40,146 · 5 yrs out
Texas State Technical College
$39,950 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$39,884 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$39,764 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$39,731 · 5 yrs out
Northwest College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeast Iowa Community College
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,581 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$60,466 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$60,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$59,569 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,510 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$55,251 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,249 · 5 yrs out
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