Certificate (under 1 year)+22% vs national median618 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Lone Star College System
Ranked 13th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,898
middle 50%: $32,540 – $66,427
Median · 5 years out
$59,391
middle 50%: $42,669 – $81,599
Median · 10 years out
$67,160
middle 50%: $48,213 – $94,028
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 graduates earn a median of $47k in year one. The ten-year median salary is $67k.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $7,625 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$62,393 · 5 yrs out
Holyoke Community College
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Asnuntuck Community College
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut State Community College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$60,118 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
North Lake College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$56,447 · 5 yrs out
Brookhaven College
$56,198 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$56,069 · 5 yrs out
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$108,135 · 5 yrs out
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$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$90,782 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,842 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$87,304 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$82,784 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$81,191 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,306 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
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