Associate-11% vs national median310 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Ranked 211th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,277
middle 50%: $26,160 – $42,853
Median · 5 years out
$43,371
middle 50%: $36,279 – $53,753
Median · 10 years out
$51,071
middle 50%: $42,177 – $64,741
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
Accounting graduates from this college earn a median of $35k in their first year. Five-year median salaries reach $43k.
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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,067 total interest
Same major at other universities
Washington State Community College
$43,858 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$43,699 · 5 yrs out
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
$43,635 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$43,547 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$43,365 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$43,365 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$43,216 · 5 yrs out
Ridgewater College
$43,197 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$42,853 · 5 yrs out
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$67,570 · 5 yrs out
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$66,619 · 5 yrs out
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$65,353 · 5 yrs out
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