Bachelor's-11% vs national median828 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Western Illinois University
Ranked 190th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$47,062
middle 50%: $34,252 – $60,404
Median · 5 years out
$69,010
middle 50%: $54,013 – $89,289
Median · 10 years out
$87,867
middle 50%: $64,968 – $117,446
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 earn a median of $47k in their first year. By year ten, this figure reaches $88k.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $7,006 total interest
Same major at other universities
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$69,425 · 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
University of North Texas at Dallas
$68,878 · 5 yrs out
Bemidji State University
$68,786 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$68,476 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Saint Louis
$68,391 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois at Springfield
$68,116 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Western Illinois University
Education (Doctorate)
$163,593 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,538 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,269 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$97,417 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,160 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$96,422 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,414 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,090 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$82,014 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Bachelor's)
$81,320 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
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