Associate+8% vs national median360 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Sinclair Community College
Ranked 82nd of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,295
middle 50%: $30,253 – $54,404
Median · 5 years out
$52,142
middle 50%: $39,125 – $65,458
Median · 10 years out
$58,910
middle 50%: $43,873 – $75,586
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 associate degree graduates earn $42k in year one. Median pay reaches $52k at five years and $59k at ten 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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,789 total interest
Same major at other universities
Blue Ridge Community College
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$52,387 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Rogers State University
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Lorain County Community College
$52,237 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Cuyahoga Community College
$52,060 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$52,008 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$52,008 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Tompkins Cortland Community College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Weatherford College
$51,694 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Sinclair Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
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