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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

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