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Bachelor's-14% vs national median602 grads tracked

Accounting and Related Services at Marshall University

Ranked 220th of 310 bachelor's programs in Accounting and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$45,329
middle 50%: $32,994 – $56,406
Median · 5 years out
$66,639
middle 50%: $52,850 – $82,535
Median · 10 years out
$82,517
middle 50%: $61,827 – $109,693

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 Marshall University's bachelor's program in Accounting and Related Services earn a median $45,329 one year after graduating, rising to $82,517 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $77,293 for this field, ranking 220th 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?

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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,291 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Wisconsin - Platteville
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Christopher Newport University
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Victoria
$66,701 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Institute of Technology
$66,646 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$66,619 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Medgar Evers College
$66,354 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$66,263 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$65,887 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Marshall University

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$223,450 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$186,762 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,417 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$115,260 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctorate)
$105,799 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$105,020 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$95,636 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$95,012 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,460 · 5 yrs out

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