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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?

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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
10.7 yrs
≈ $12,545 total interest

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