Associate+21% vs national median228 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Hennepin Technical College
Ranked 26th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$51,875
middle 50%: $39,032 – $67,343
Median · 5 years out
$58,692
middle 50%: $42,950 – $74,906
Median · 10 years out
$72,273
middle 50%: $52,920 – $90,933
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
Hennepin Technical College produces Accounting graduates with a $52k median starting salary. Mid-career earnings reach $72k after ten years.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,170 total interest
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$60,837 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$59,619 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,753 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$58,100 · 5 yrs out
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$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$57,669 · 5 yrs out
Kapiolani Community College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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