Certificate (under 1 year)-19% vs national median206 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
Ranked 90th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,666
middle 50%: $25,591 – $42,398
Median · 5 years out
$39,224
middle 50%: $30,510 – $54,580
Median · 10 years out
$46,994
middle 50%: $28,392 – $59,105
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting certificate holders earn a median of $34k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $47k.
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
10.5 yrs
≈ $12,276 total interest
Same major at other universities
North Central State College
$40,131 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Valley Community College
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$39,857 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$39,556 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$39,342 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$38,901 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$38,554 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$38,050 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$37,935 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$37,736 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,346 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$64,485 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,184 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,079 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$55,699 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$53,604 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$52,185 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$52,005 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
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