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Certificate (1-2 years)+12% vs national median89 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Hennepin Technical College

Ranked 22nd of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,605
middle 50%: $31,741 – $52,872
Median · 5 years out
$50,311
middle 50%: $37,361 – $63,346
Median · 10 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $44,398 – $71,728

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 Hennepin Technical College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $41,605 one year after graduating, rising to $57,867 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 22nd 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,078 total interest

Same major at other universities

Illinois Central College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
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
Century College
$50,034 · 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

Other majors at Hennepin Technical College

Computer Software and Media Applications (Certificate)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Certificate)
$88,109 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,997 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,603 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out

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