Certificate (under 1 year)-13% vs national median179 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
Ranked 74th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,711
middle 50%: $24,665 – $45,498
Median · 5 years out
$42,341
middle 50%: $31,982 – $55,761
Median · 10 years out
$54,453
middle 50%: $41,695 – $62,393
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
Ivy Tech Community College certificate holders in Accounting earn $33k in their first year. Median earnings reach $42k at five years and $54k at 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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,569 total interest
Same major at other universities
Grayson College
$43,293 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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 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
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$41,572 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$40,820 · 5 yrs out
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$59,662 · 5 yrs out
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$57,427 · 5 yrs out
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$56,611 · 5 yrs out
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