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Associate-28% vs national median270 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at SOWELA Technical Community College

Ranked 286th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,159
middle 50%: $23,564 – $36,171
Median · 5 years out
$35,036
middle 50%: $27,015 – $45,194
Median · 10 years out
$44,186
middle 50%: $32,363 – $53,013

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of SOWELA Technical Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $29,159 one year after graduating, rising to $44,186 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 286th of 292 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
11.8 yrs
≈ $14,410 total interest

Same major at other universities

North Iowa Area Community College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$37,113 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers College
$36,491 · 5 yrs out
Danville Community College
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$35,788 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$34,536 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$34,351 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$33,861 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$31,024 · 5 yrs out
Wytheville Community College
$28,680 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SOWELA Technical Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$121,701 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$114,676 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$108,912 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$107,487 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,738 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$95,086 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,618 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Education (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Associate)
$68,164 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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