Associate+12% vs national median512 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Columbus State Community College
Ranked 57th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,161
middle 50%: $32,687 – $58,704
Median · 5 years out
$54,463
middle 50%: $40,701 – $69,097
Median · 10 years out
$64,546
middle 50%: $48,736 – $77,021
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 at Columbus State Community College see a first-year median salary of $45k. Earnings reach $65k by the tenth year.
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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,200 total interest
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$55,214 · 5 yrs out
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$55,181 · 5 yrs out
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$54,886 · 5 yrs out
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$54,857 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$54,804 · 5 yrs out
Riverland Community College
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$54,563 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$54,216 · 5 yrs out
Western Wyoming Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Laramie County Community College
$53,833 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$53,520 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Columbus State Community College
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out
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