Certificate (1-2 years)-13% vs national median196 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Ranked 63rd of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,382
middle 50%: $25,354 – $42,446
Median · 5 years out
$39,258
middle 50%: $31,632 – $53,664
Median · 10 years out
$46,532
middle 50%: $34,840 – $59,517
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 and Related Services certificate holders at Western Iowa Tech Community College earn a median $32k in year one. Median earnings reach $39k by year five and $46.5k by year ten.
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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,545 total interest
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$42,878 · 5 yrs out
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$42,660 · 5 yrs out
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Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$39,708 · 5 yrs out
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$39,695 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$38,573 · 5 yrs out
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$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$37,788 · 5 yrs out
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$37,770 · 5 yrs out
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$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Computer Programming (Associate)
$67,746 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$62,036 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Associate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$57,796 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,237 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$56,895 · 5 yrs out
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