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Certificate (1-2 years)+28% vs national median79 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Lakeland Community College

Ranked 12th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$47,802
middle 50%: $32,198 – $65,194
Median · 5 years out
$57,301
middle 50%: $41,830 – $68,723
Median · 10 years out
$62,224
middle 50%: $48,291 – $75,586

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 Lakeland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $47,802 one year after graduating, rising to $62,224 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $44,906 for this field, ranking 12th 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
7 yrs
≈ $7,697 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Columbus State Community College
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$57,619 · 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
Elgin Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii Maui College
$51,875 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Lakeland Community College

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$92,787 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$89,880 · 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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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