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Associate-22% vs national median106 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Southeastern Community College

Ranked 277th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,765
middle 50%: $24,571 – $44,939
Median · 5 years out
$37,788
middle 50%: $30,591 – $48,682
Median · 10 years out
$45,210
middle 50%: $35,910 – $61,085

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 Southeastern Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $31,765 one year after graduating, rising to $45,210 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 277th 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?

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
11 yrs
≈ $13,073 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Montana (The)
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
State Fair Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$38,226 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Western Community College
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Western Dakota Technical College
$37,430 · 5 yrs out
North Iowa Area Community College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$37,113 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southeastern Community College

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,701 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$65,940 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,572 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,394 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$63,071 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$58,488 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,208 · 5 yrs out

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