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Certificate (under 1 year)+32% vs national median92 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Ranked 7th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$59,848
middle 50%: $38,341 – $76,015
Median · 5 years out
$63,874
middle 50%: $45,979 – $87,420
Median · 10 years out
$69,154
middle 50%: $59,353 – $85,664

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $59,848 one year after graduating, rising to $69,154 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $48,548 for this field, ranking 7th of 105 reporting programs.

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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,204 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Virginia Community College
$95,510 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$86,297 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$60,118 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$59,391 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College

Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,364 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out

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