Bachelor's-13% vs national median540 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
Ranked 206th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,289
middle 50%: $35,539 – $58,114
Median · 5 years out
$67,388
middle 50%: $49,911 – $86,229
Median · 10 years out
$88,764
middle 50%: $63,950 – $122,383
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
Accounting graduates at Penn State Behrend earn a $46k median in year one. Ten-year median earnings reach $89k.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,157 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY at Fredonia
$67,692 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$67,628 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$67,611 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$67,438 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Mennonite University
$67,426 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$67,394 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$67,365 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Northwest Missouri State University
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$67,104 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$67,093 · 5 yrs out
Western Colorado University
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$102,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$101,968 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,616 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,088 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,389 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$93,253 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$92,296 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,845 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$89,501 · 5 yrs out
Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,324 · 5 yrs out
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