Bachelor's+3% vs national median999 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Appalachian State University
Ranked 80th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,244
middle 50%: $29,504 – $55,351
Median · 5 years out
$79,669
middle 50%: $64,127 – $93,608
Median · 10 years out
$103,464
middle 50%: $72,907 – $139,977
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Appalachian State University Accounting graduates start with a $41,244 median salary. Earnings climb to $103,464 by year ten, outperforming the national median by 3%.
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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,978 total interest
Same major at other universities
Clemson University
$80,568 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$80,538 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$80,519 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$80,296 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$79,825 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$79,717 · 5 yrs out
Manchester University
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Abington
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$78,798 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$78,696 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University - Global Campus
$78,443 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$78,278 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Appalachian State University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,245 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$81,200 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,298 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$76,492 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$74,662 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$74,629 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out
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