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Associate-12% vs national median45 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Piedmont Virginia Community College

Ranked 221st of 292 associate programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,300
middle 50%: $25,256 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$42,596
middle 50%: $29,458 – $54,757
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Piedmont Virginia Community College's associate program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $45,300 one year after graduating, rising to $42,596 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $48,487 for this field, ranking 221st 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $9,780 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ridgewater College
$43,197 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Central Ohio Technical College
$42,853 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$42,776 · 5 yrs out
Klamath Community College
$42,746 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 9
$42,631 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$42,576 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 11
$42,555 · 5 yrs out
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14
$42,398 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$42,394 · 5 yrs out
Montana Technological University
$42,341 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Piedmont Virginia Community College

Computer Science (Associate)
$75,329 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,458 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$68,604 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$61,518 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$58,363 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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