Accounting
CIP 5203 · offered at 2,146 colleges · national median earnings $73,233 · median debt $24,242
CollegeMedian earnings
Reading Area Community College · PA · Public · Associate's Degree$51,817Southeast Technical College · SD · Public · Associate's Degree$23,746 debt$51,789Mott Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$13,746 debt$51,784University of the Virgin Islands · VI · Public · Bachelor's Degree$20,783 debt$51,737Quinsigamond Community College · MA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,564North Hennepin Community College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$51,469Kent State University at Ashtabula · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$51,445Kent State University at East Liverpool · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$51,445Kent State University at Trumbull · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$51,445Kent State University at Tuscarawas · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$51,445CUNY LaGuardia Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$6,553 debt$51,368Cumberland University · TN · Private (nonprofit) · Bachelor's Degree$51,366Minneapolis Community and Technical College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$16,323 debt$51,345Owens Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$51,210Northwest State Community College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$50,926Central New Mexico Community College · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$10,585 debt$50,812Harris-Stowe State University · MO · Public · Bachelor's Degree$35,584 debt$50,792Finger Lakes Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$19,618 debt$50,761Delta College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$50,678Western Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$16,796 debt$50,531Saint Paul College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$50,492Germanna Community College · VA · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,417Grambling State University · LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree$43,106 debt$50,208Stark State College · OH · Public · Associate's Degree$19,455 debt$50,158Morehead State University · KY · Public · Bachelor's Degree$27,440 debt$50,125Ridgewater College · MN · Public · Associate's Degree$50,108Chemeketa Community College · OR · Public · Associate's Degree$49,948CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College · NY · Public · Associate's Degree$10,197 debt$49,935Moraine Park Technical College · WI · Public · Associate's Degree$16,027 debt$49,909Texas A&M University-Texarkana · TX · Public · Bachelor's Degree$35,796 debt$49,822Blinn College District · TX · Public · Associate's Degree$19,000 debt$49,804Tarrant County College District · TX · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,705Edison State Community College · OH · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,687Itawamba Community College · MS · Public · Associate's Degree$49,596ECPI University · VA · Private (for-profit) · Bachelor's Degree$40,701 debt$49,541Pima Community College · AZ · Public · Associate's Degree$12,098 debt$49,471Santa Fe Community College · NM · Public · Associate's Degree$49,346Green River College · WA · Public · Associate's Degree$49,214Grand Rapids Community College · MI · Public · Associate's Degree$12,750 debt$49,062Lewis and Clark Community College · IL · Public · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$9,500 debt$48,944Where this field leads
Occupations that the U.S. Department of Education maps to this field of study, with national pay from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A crosswalk of what graduates can do — not a placement rate for any one college.
OccupationMedian payU.S. jobs
Accountants and Auditors$83,6801,449,500
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,6701,373,680
Financial Managers$166,570841,710
Financial and Investment Analysts$102,740361,980
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$58,260153,140
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$99,08082,150
Tax Preparers$54,92076,480
Financial Examiners$94,16067,830
Credit Analysts$83,51064,390
Financial Risk Specialists$117,33063,850
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$62,37056,610
Budget Analysts$91,64047,160
Sources: U.S. Department of Education CIP–SOC crosswalk; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (national, latest release).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data. Colleges without reported earnings for this field are omitted.