WhatGradsMake
Certificate (under 1 year)+8% vs national median138 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at San Antonio College

Ranked 33rd of 105 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,884
middle 50%: $30,528 – $54,051
Median · 5 years out
$52,232
middle 50%: $37,075 – $67,858
Median · 10 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $40,037 – $90,582

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 San Antonio College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $39,884 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% above the national median of $48,548 for this field, ranking 33rd 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,103 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cedar Valley College
$52,793 · 5 yrs out
Mountain View College
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$52,593 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$52,508 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$51,789 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community 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

Other majors at San Antonio College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$107,726 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,677 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$84,275 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,251 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$68,333 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Associate)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out

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