Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median418 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Ranked 35th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,540
middle 50%: $27,743 – $49,171
Median · 5 years out
$45,852
middle 50%: $33,249 – $61,663
Median · 10 years out
$52,793
middle 50%: $33,686 – $74,586
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 graduates from Ivy Tech Community College earn a median of $37,540 in their first year. Earnings rise to $45,852 after five years and $52,793 by year ten.
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 yrs
≈ $10,282 total interest
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$47,119 · 5 yrs out
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$46,948 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
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$46,055 · 5 yrs out
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$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
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$45,075 · 5 yrs out
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$44,919 · 5 yrs out
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$44,906 · 5 yrs out
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$138,470 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$95,552 · 5 yrs out
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$95,419 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Associate)
$93,149 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$91,528 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$84,947 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$84,568 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
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