Certificate (under 1 year)-14% vs national median278 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
Ranked 78th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,452
middle 50%: $26,082 – $43,317
Median · 5 years out
$41,695
middle 50%: $31,647 – $57,737
Median · 10 years out
$47,119
middle 50%: $37,592 – $81,671
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 and Related Services certificate holders earn $33k in their first year. Median salaries climb to $47k by the ten-year mark.
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
10.2 yrs
≈ $11,825 total interest
Same major at other universities
Blinn College
$42,686 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$42,467 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$42,423 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$42,341 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$42,046 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$41,818 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$41,766 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$41,572 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$40,131 · 5 yrs out
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$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
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
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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