Associate+8% vs national median218 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Lakeland Community College
Ranked 75th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,863
middle 50%: $29,759 – $55,868
Median · 5 years out
$52,554
middle 50%: $41,449 – $68,098
Median · 10 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $47,726 – $90,933
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 from Lakeland Community College earn a median of $42k in year 1. Earnings reach $66k after five years.
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
7.7 yrs
≈ $8,747 total interest
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$52,593 · 5 yrs out
Blue Ridge Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
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$52,387 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
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$52,237 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lakeland Community College
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$111,405 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$105,977 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$92,930 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,974 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$67,203 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate)
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
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