Certificate (1-2 years)-14% vs national median179 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
Ranked 66th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,027
middle 50%: $24,367 – $42,560
Median · 5 years out
$38,573
middle 50%: $29,948 – $50,710
Median · 10 years out
$44,767
middle 50%: $33,239 – $65,634
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 certificate students at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9 start at $33k. Median pay reaches $45k 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?
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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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,664 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$39,708 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$39,695 · 5 yrs out
Northwest State Community College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$39,258 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
Moraine Valley Community College
$38,141 · 5 yrs out
Stark State College
$37,788 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$37,770 · 5 yrs out
Linn-Benton Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$36,037 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5
$35,986 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,816 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,225 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Associate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$52,214 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other (Certificate)
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$50,831 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$49,627 · 5 yrs out
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