Associate+16% vs national median455 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Queensborough Community College-CUNY
Ranked 36th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,894
middle 50%: $26,742 – $56,707
Median · 5 years out
$56,435
middle 50%: $38,857 – $77,343
Median · 10 years out
$70,298
middle 50%: $48,693 – $99,879
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 earn a median of $40k in their first year. By the tenth year, median salaries reach $70k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,597 total interest
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$56,249 · 5 yrs out
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$56,069 · 5 yrs out
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$111,424 · 5 yrs out
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$103,497 · 5 yrs out
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$99,271 · 5 yrs out
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$77,373 · 5 yrs out
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$64,175 · 5 yrs out
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$63,874 · 5 yrs out
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$63,874 · 5 yrs out
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$58,275 · 5 yrs out
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$56,706 · 5 yrs out
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$55,359 · 5 yrs out
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$55,208 · 5 yrs out
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$54,561 · 5 yrs out
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