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Associate+1% vs national median121 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Dallas College

Ranked 110th of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$44,737
middle 50%: $30,162 – $65,723
Median · 5 years out
$48,970
middle 50%: $39,655 – $62,818
Median · 10 years out
$68,363
middle 50%: $37,935 – $86,507

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

Graduates of Dallas College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $44,737 one year after graduating, rising to $68,363 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 110th of 292 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,728 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pikes Peak State College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$49,750 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Columbia - Greene Community College - SUNY Office of Cmnty Colleges
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$48,803 · 5 yrs out
Hostos Community College of the City University of New York
$48,780 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$48,761 · 5 yrs out
Central Wyoming College
$48,736 · 5 yrs out
Saint Charles Community College
$48,648 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Dallas College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,898 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,854 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,013 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$84,216 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,624 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$81,344 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,724 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$70,934 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,599 · 5 yrs out

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