Bachelor's+14% vs national median213 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Gustavus Adolphus College
Ranked 38th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$64,145
middle 50%: $53,857 – $68,705
Median · 5 years out
$88,397
middle 50%: $73,385 – $102,780
Median · 10 years out
$115,806
middle 50%: $93,589 – $143,232
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
Accounting graduates with a bachelor's degree earn a median of $64k initially. Median earnings reach $116k by year ten.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
4.7 yrs
≈ $5,164 total interest
Same major at other universities
Loyola University Chicago
$89,806 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$89,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$89,633 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$89,059 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$88,794 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$87,876 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$87,674 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$86,806 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$86,734 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$86,545 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Gustavus Adolphus College
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$115,217 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$114,253 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$82,892 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)
$79,056 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,233 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$67,633 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$66,137 · 5 yrs out
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