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Certificate (1-2 years)+34% vs national median241 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Columbus State Community College

Ranked 10th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,520
middle 50%: $40,398 – $78,183
Median · 5 years out
$60,021
middle 50%: $46,435 – $81,881
Median · 10 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $40,113 – $82,614

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Columbus State Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $53,520 one year after graduating, rising to $57,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 34% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 10th of 76 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
6.5 yrs
≈ $6,961 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Suffolk County Community College
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$63,240 · 5 yrs out
East Central University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Baton Rouge Community College
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$57,301 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$57,033 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$52,354 · 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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