WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+13% vs national median100 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

Ranked 21st of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,933
middle 50%: $29,621 – $51,929
Median · 5 years out
$54,993
middle 50%: $42,371 – $65,590
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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

Graduates of Mount Wachusett Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $41,933 one year after graduating, rising to $54,993 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $48,548 for this field, ranking 21st of 105 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,585 total interest

Same major at other universities

Bunker Hill Community College
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$56,447 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$56,198 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$54,563 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
North Hennepin Community College
$53,724 · 5 yrs out
Richland College
$53,578 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Mount Wachusett Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$83,262 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,776 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$65,634 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$64,754 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$64,257 · 5 yrs out
Biotechnology (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$57,323 · 5 yrs out

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