WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+17% vs national median190 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at North Lake College

Ranked 16th of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,751
middle 50%: $31,214 – $59,291
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $38,509 – $79,247
Median · 10 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $59,848 – $100,633

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

Graduates of North Lake College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $45,751 one year after graduating, rising to $71,899 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 17% above the national median of $48,548 for this field, ranking 16th of 105 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
7 yrs
≈ $7,911 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Lone Star College System
$59,391 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Bunker Hill Community College
$57,372 · 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
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
$54,563 · 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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