Bachelor's-14% vs national median1,103 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Northeastern Illinois University
Ranked 224th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$48,241
middle 50%: $36,072 – $60,493
Median · 5 years out
$66,263
middle 50%: $52,090 – $82,274
Median · 10 years out
$80,710
middle 50%: $59,105 – $105,634
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Northeastern Illinois University Accounting graduates start with a median salary of $48k. By year five, pay reaches $66k, and it hits $81k 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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,054 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Houston - Victoria
$66,701 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$66,646 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$66,639 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$66,354 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$65,887 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$65,852 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Carolina University
$65,757 · 5 yrs out
Cameron University
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$65,600 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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