WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+11% vs national median199 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Century College

Ranked 23rd of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,154
middle 50%: $28,921 – $54,151
Median · 5 years out
$50,034
middle 50%: $36,215 – $61,580
Median · 10 years out
$53,343
middle 50%: $34,351 – $68,203

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

Graduates of Century College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $41,154 one year after graduating, rising to $53,343 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 23rd of 76 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,218 total interest

Same major at other universities

Elgin Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$51,875 · 5 yrs out
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$51,576 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$49,647 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$49,613 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$49,513 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Century College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,733 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$81,435 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,435 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$74,709 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$71,360 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,350 · 5 yrs out

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