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Certificate (under 1 year)-7% vs national median116 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Chemeketa Community College

Ranked 57th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,053
middle 50%: $24,465 – $46,845
Median · 5 years out
$45,171
middle 50%: $34,955 – $64,402
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Chemeketa Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $33,053 one year after graduating, rising to $45,171 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 7% below the national median of $48,548 for this field, ranking 57th of 105 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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,336 total interest

Same major at other universities

James A. Rhodes State College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 1
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Owens Community College
$45,505 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$45,210 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$45,149 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$45,030 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$44,815 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$44,711 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Chemeketa Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,352 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$89,131 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$87,676 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$83,750 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Associate)
$80,415 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$65,018 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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