Associate-1% vs national median274 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
Ranked 124th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,553
middle 50%: $26,685 – $43,485
Median · 5 years out
$48,194
middle 50%: $37,247 – $59,414
Median · 10 years out
$57,867
middle 50%: $48,030 – $70,557
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 St. Cloud Technical and Community College start at $36k. Ten-year median salaries reach $58k.
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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,163 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Clark State College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Baton Rouge Community College
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$48,213 · 5 yrs out
Herkimer County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$48,144 · 5 yrs out
Kauai Community College
$48,121 · 5 yrs out
Leeward Community College
$48,121 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$48,070 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$47,990 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$47,973 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at St. Cloud Technical and Community College
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$85,460 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$84,853 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$72,156 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,992 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,755 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,154 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,936 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$67,283 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,240 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$66,961 · 5 yrs out
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