Certificate (1-2 years)-2% vs national median261 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Owens Community College
Ranked 46th of 76 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,252
middle 50%: $25,793 – $47,448
Median · 5 years out
$44,191
middle 50%: $31,846 – $58,537
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $38,416 – $61,218
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
Accounting certificate graduates from this Ohio college earn $34k in their first year. Median earnings reach $44k by year five.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,184 total interest
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Hawkeye Community College
$44,919 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$44,906 · 5 yrs out
Rappahannock Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$44,669 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$44,624 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$43,722 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2
$43,670 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 10
$43,347 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Owens Community College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,767 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,605 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,978 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,184 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,534 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
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