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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

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