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Associate-9% vs national median285 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Northwest State Community College

Ranked 194th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,322
middle 50%: $25,670 – $43,903
Median · 5 years out
$44,327
middle 50%: $35,528 – $57,124
Median · 10 years out
$50,949
middle 50%: $34,596 – $66,707

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

Graduates of Northwest State Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $34,322 one year after graduating, rising to $50,949 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 194th of 292 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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,074 total interest

Same major at other universities

Morton College
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$44,549 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$44,521 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$44,509 · 5 yrs out
Sullivan County Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$44,319 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Gateway Community College
$44,308 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$44,060 · 5 yrs out
Danville Area Community College
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Southern State Community College
$44,001 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northwest State Community College

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Associate)
$68,838 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$66,273 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,851 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,742 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$60,837 · 5 yrs out

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