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Associate+23% vs national median92 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at North Lake College

Ranked 23rd of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,532
middle 50%: $34,188 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$59,619
middle 50%: $49,855 – $76,554
Median · 10 years out
$74,301
middle 50%: $50,995 – $88,299

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 North Lake College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $46,532 one year after graduating, rising to $74,301 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 23rd 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?

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
≈ $7,627 total interest

Same major at other universities

Massasoit Community College
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$61,218 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$61,085 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
North Shore Community College
$60,177 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$58,753 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$58,692 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Anoka Technical College
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
$58,100 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at North Lake College

Construction Trades (Associate)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$82,121 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$81,381 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$81,043 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,781 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$76,525 · 5 yrs out

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