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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median47 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Joliet Junior College

Ranked 36th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$64,402
middle 50%: $42,709 – $90,406
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $33,078 – $70,870
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Joliet Junior College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $64,402 one year after graduating, rising to $45,751 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 36th of 76 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $6,875 total interest

Same major at other universities

Parkland College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$46,948 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$46,055 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$45,852 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$44,919 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$44,906 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Joliet Junior College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$104,264 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,387 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,042 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out

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