Certificate (under 1 year)-9% vs national median524 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Ranked 66th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,980
middle 50%: $27,569 – $48,561
Median · 5 years out
$44,226
middle 50%: $33,005 – $58,651
Median · 10 years out
$43,948
middle 50%: $32,785 – $59,848
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 certificate earners at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana see a $37k median first-year salary. Earnings reach $44k at year five.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $10,858 total interest
Same major at other universities
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$45,030 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$44,815 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$44,711 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
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
Other majors at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$138,470 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$95,552 · 5 yrs out
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services (Certificate)
$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
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$77,729 · 5 yrs out
Carpenters (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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