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Associate+1% vs national median173 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Lake Superior College

Ranked 111th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,059
middle 50%: $27,237 – $44,661
Median · 5 years out
$48,943
middle 50%: $38,026 – $62,535
Median · 10 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $45,365 – $68,363

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

Graduates of Lake Superior College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $37,059 one year after graduating, rising to $55,935 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 111th of 292 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?

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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
8.6 yrs
≈ $9,881 total interest

Same major at other universities

Rock Valley College
$49,750 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$48,970 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$48,803 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$48,780 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$48,761 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$48,648 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$48,617 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lake Superior College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,378 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Associate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,474 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,037 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$64,546 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$64,326 · 5 yrs out

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