Bachelor's-3% vs national median1,366 grads tracked
Accounting and Related Services at Virginia Commonwealth University
Ranked 126th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$53,293
middle 50%: $39,767 – $65,793
Median · 5 years out
$75,181
middle 50%: $59,250 – $94,483
Median · 10 years out
$94,224
middle 50%: $68,650 – $124,508
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Accounting and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Accounting graduates from VCU command a median first-year salary of $53k. Earnings climb to $94k after 10 years.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,240 total interest
Same major at other universities
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$75,448 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$75,387 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$75,306 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$75,299 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$75,104 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$74,833 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$74,752 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$74,729 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$74,709 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Commonwealth University
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$175,347 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$157,685 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$154,279 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$152,472 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$131,725 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,026 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$128,182 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$123,259 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$122,217 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$105,500 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$105,054 · 5 yrs out
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