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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?

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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
9 yrs
≈ $10,182 total interest

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