Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median276 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Houston Community College
Ranked 40th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,675
middle 50%: $28,032 – $56,473
Median · 5 years out
$50,359
middle 50%: $36,732 – $72,871
Median · 10 years out
$58,114
middle 50%: $40,849 – $76,801
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
Accounting certificate holders at Houston Community College earn $40k in year one. Median earnings reach $58k by year 10.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,323 total interest
Same major at other universities
Red Rocks Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$52,232 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
McHenry County College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$50,498 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Dallas College
$49,731 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$49,703 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$48,548 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$47,878 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Houston Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out
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