Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median259 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
Ranked 54th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,462
middle 50%: $27,124 – $46,777
Median · 5 years out
$43,047
middle 50%: $33,100 – $56,620
Median · 10 years out
$50,615
middle 50%: $39,242 – $61,969
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting and Related Services certificate holders start with a median salary of $36k. This figure grows to $43k after five years and $51k after ten years.
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
9.5 yrs
≈ $10,936 total interest
Same major at other universities
Jefferson College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$43,670 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$42,878 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$42,660 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$42,325 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
L. E. Fletcher Technical Community College
$39,708 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$97,392 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$92,424 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$73,578 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,004 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,957 · 5 yrs out
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