Bachelor's-10% vs national median1,121 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Ranked 184th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,453
middle 50%: $34,323 – $59,296
Median · 5 years out
$69,425
middle 50%: $56,700 – $83,525
Median · 10 years out
$89,244
middle 50%: $69,115 – $112,645
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
Accounting graduates from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville earn a median $47k in year 1. Ten-year median earnings reach $89k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,951 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ball State University
$69,936 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$69,755 · 5 yrs out
College of Saint Scholastica
$69,738 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$69,717 · 5 yrs out
CUNY York College
$69,587 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay
$69,542 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$69,310 · 5 yrs out
University of New Orleans (The)
$69,308 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University - Saint Paul
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
$69,073 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$69,029 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$69,010 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$168,009 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$156,616 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,805 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$110,993 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$109,392 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$102,790 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,753 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,425 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$94,896 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,766 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,231 · 5 yrs out
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