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Bachelor's-12% vs national median684 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Purdue University Northwest

Ranked 201st of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,129
middle 50%: $36,284 – $63,510
Median · 5 years out
$67,628
middle 50%: $52,230 – $88,193
Median · 10 years out
$86,367
middle 50%: $60,387 – $111,756

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Purdue University Northwest's bachelor's program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $50,129 one year after graduating, rising to $86,367 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $77,293 for this field, ranking 201st of 310 reporting programs.

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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,816 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Illinois at Springfield
$68,116 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina Asheville
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$67,918 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$67,821 · 5 yrs out
Midwestern State University
$67,702 · 5 yrs out
SUNY at Fredonia
$67,692 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$67,611 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$67,438 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$67,426 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$67,388 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$67,365 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Northwest

Engineering (Master's)
$117,979 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,737 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,015 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$97,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,710 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,574 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,081 · 5 yrs out

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