Education & Training
Accounting and Related Services
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Accountants and Auditors Bachelor's degree
- Appraisers of Personal and Business Property Bachelor's degree
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Certificate or apprenticeship
- Brokerage Clerks Associate degree
- Budget Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Business Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Credit Analysts Bachelor's degree
- Financial Examiners Bachelor's degree
- Financial Managers Bachelor's degree
- Investment Fund Managers Master's degree
- Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Certificate or apprenticeship
- Statistical Assistants Bachelor's degree
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents Associate degree
- Tax Preparers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Treasurers and Controllers Bachelor's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $38,346 | $43,863 | $11,083 | 945 |
| Associate degree | $42,751 | $48,906 | $19,979 | 923 |
| Bachelor's degree | $59,002 | $72,522 | $21,462 | 1,208 |
| Master's degree | $73,580 | $93,000 | $24,252 | 609 |
| Doctoral degree | $102,632 | — | — | 29 |
| Professional degree | $76,360 | $122,025 | — | 2 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.