Is a Accounting and Related Services degree worth it?
Across 763 schools, graduates of Accounting and Related Services earn a median $70,349 five years out on $22,875 of debt — most often working as Accountants and Auditors. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$70,349
Median debt
$22,875
Years to pay off
3
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
62%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.6%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
6.8%
$75,769 vs $70,619
Net price
$19,402/yr
Debt-test failures
7.6%
of programs
'Real' premium
+$11,145
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Accounting and Related Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.