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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

Graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University's bachelor's program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $53,293 one year after graduating, rising to $94,224 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $77,293 for this field, ranking 126th of 310 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?

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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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