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Bachelor's+15% vs national median35 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Penn State World Campus

Ranked 37th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$63,270
middle 50%: $47,346 – $71,728
Median · 5 years out
$88,708
middle 50%: $72,831 – $121,578
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Penn State World Campus's bachelor's program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $63,270 one year after graduating, rising to $88,708 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $77,293 for this field, ranking 37th of 310 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?

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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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,206 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Iowa
$90,251 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$89,806 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$89,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$89,633 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$89,059 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$88,794 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$88,397 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$87,876 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College
$87,674 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$87,615 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$86,806 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$86,734 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Penn State World Campus

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$168,439 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$140,367 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,771 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,405 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$116,180 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$105,760 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$104,798 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,464 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$97,813 · 5 yrs out

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