Certificate (under 1 year)-8% vs national median221 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
Ranked 62nd of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,380
middle 50%: $26,167 – $55,856
Median · 5 years out
$44,815
middle 50%: $33,311 – $57,769
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $40,093 – $67,449
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting certificate recipients at City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College see a median starting salary of $39k. Ten-year earnings for this group reach $51k.
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
9 yrs
≈ $10,182 total interest
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$44,129 · 5 yrs out
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$115,381 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$115,381 · 5 yrs out
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$109,537 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$109,537 · 5 yrs out
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$105,552 · 5 yrs out
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$105,552 · 5 yrs out
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$83,433 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,433 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Certificate)
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
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