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Accounting and Related Services

176 schools compared · Average earnings $35,808/yr

Schools Offering

176

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,808/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

52/100

AI-Proof Rating

Exposed

37% of tasks AI-shielded

Best Schools for Accounting and Related Services

Top 176 schools ranked by TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any row for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

#	School	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	87 80–90	$62,261/yr	Exposed	375.3x
2	Cabrillo College Aptos, CA	87 80–89	$57,294/yr	Exposed	365.5x
3	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	83 75–86	$52,724/yr	Exposed	121.0x
4	Austin Community College District Austin, TX	82 75–84	$58,469/yr	Exposed	88.9x
5	Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville, NC	81 74–84	$41,532/yr	Exposed	209.0x
6	Dallas College Dallas, TX	80 72–83	$39,308/yr	Exposed	217.2x
7	Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL	79 71–83	$42,502/yr	Exposed	118.7x
8	Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL	79 71–82	$39,076/yr	Exposed	154.9x
9	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC	79 71–82	$38,258/yr	Exposed	206.3x
10	Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC	78 70–82	$44,616/yr	Exposed	103.3x
11	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	77 69–81	$40,511/yr	Exposed	118.6x
12	Catawba Valley Community College Hickory, NC	77 69–80	$35,972/yr	Exposed	151.0x
13	Houston Community College Houston, TX	77 69–80	$34,667/yr	Exposed	168.9x
14	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC	76 68–77	$45,092/yr	Exposed	67.9x
15	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	75 67–78	$34,604/yr	Exposed	125.8x
16	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	74 65–77	$47,775/yr	Exposed	54.3x
17	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI	74 66–78	$36,562/yr	Exposed	93.7x
18	North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN	73 65–76	$49,685/yr	Exposed	55.3x
19	Cuyahoga Community College District Cleveland, OH	73 65–78	$44,532/yr	Exposed	69.3x
20	Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI	73 64–78	$40,424/yr	Exposed	82.5x
21	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI	73 64–77	$37,881/yr	Exposed	77.1x
22	Dallas College Dallas, TX	73 64–78	$37,031/yr	Exposed	104.8x
23	Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI	72 63–76	$45,634/yr	Exposed	56.9x
24	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	72 64–73	$37,358/yr	Exposed	67.4x
25	Valencia College Orlando, FL	72 64–76	$37,209/yr	Exposed	83.4x
26	Houston Community College Houston, TX	72 63–76	$34,447/yr	Exposed	97.7x
27	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	71 63–74	$47,506/yr	Exposed	42.6x
28	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	71 62–74	$47,400/yr	Exposed	48.3x
29	Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI	71 63–74	$45,333/yr	Exposed	46.4x
30	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA	71 63–75	$40,820/yr	Exposed	63.6x
31	Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA	71 63–75	$39,265/yr	Exposed	61.7x
32	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	71 63–75	$31,414/yr	Exposed	100.7x
33	Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell, PA	70 62–73	$48,832/yr	Exposed	37.9x
34	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	70 62–73	$47,506/yr	Exposed	38.6x
35	Laramie County Community College Cheyenne, WY	70 62–74	$43,744/yr	Exposed	46.4x
36	Western Technical College La Crosse, WI	70 61–74	$42,732/yr	Exposed	55.8x
37	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	70 62–74	$36,970/yr	Exposed	72.1x
38	William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL	70 61–74	$31,747/yr	Exposed	82.1x
39	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	69 61–72	$47,506/yr	Exposed	36.4x
40	Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids, MN	69 60–74	$43,520/yr	Exposed	52.2x
41	Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac, WI	69 61–71	$42,629/yr	Exposed	46.0x
42	Connecticut State Community College Hartford, CT	69 60–73	$42,591/yr	Exposed	50.2x
43	Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI	69 61–72	$42,427/yr	Exposed	47.6x
44	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	69 61–73	$35,597/yr	Exposed	61.3x
45	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	69 61–73	$31,873/yr	Exposed	77.6x
46	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN	68 61–71	$52,576/yr	Exposed	31.5x
47	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	68 60–71	$47,506/yr	Exposed	34.1x
48	Century College White Bear Lake, MN	68 61–71	$46,996/yr	Exposed	36.9x
49	Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC	68 60–72	$41,233/yr	Exposed	48.9x
50	Butler Community College El Dorado, KS	68 60–71	$37,496/yr	Exposed	56.7x
51	Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC	68 59–72	$32,979/yr	Exposed	64.3x
52	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	67 59–70	$47,506/yr	Exposed	30.4x
53	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	67 59–70	$47,506/yr	Exposed	30.0x
54	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	67 60–70	$41,261/yr	Exposed	42.1x
55	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI	67 59–69	$40,925/yr	Exposed	40.8x
56	Portland Community College Portland, OR	67 59–70	$40,816/yr	Exposed	43.1x
57	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	67 58–70	$38,838/yr	Exposed	48.1x
58	Stark State College North Canton, OH	67 58–71	$38,671/yr	Exposed	51.2x
59	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC	67 59–71	$33,177/yr	Exposed	59.2x
60	Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI	67 58–72	$30,586/yr	Exposed	86.5x
61	Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR	66 58–68	$42,808/yr	Exposed	32.5x
62	Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC	66 58–69	$41,619/yr	Exposed	37.9x
63	Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI	66 57–72	$35,538/yr	Exposed	60.7x
64	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	66 58–69	$30,393/yr	Exposed	68.8x
65	Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD	65 58–69	$44,850/yr	Exposed	28.3x
66	Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK	65 58–68	$42,749/yr	Exposed	—
67	Asher College Sacramento, CA	65 57–67	$41,351/yr	Exposed	—
68	Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA	65 56–72	$37,960/yr	Exposed	53.0x
69	Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL	65 57–69	$29,855/yr	Exposed	62.6x
70	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	64 56–67	$42,509/yr	Exposed	29.7x
71	Niagara County Community College Sanborn, NY	64 56–69	$39,761/yr	Exposed	40.4x
72	Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN	64 57–67	$39,742/yr	Exposed	33.6x
73	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	64 57–68	$37,297/yr	Exposed	41.7x
74	Delaware Technical Community College-Terry Dover, DE	64 56–69	$36,743/yr	Exposed	46.4x
75	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH	64 54–70	$35,703/yr	Exposed	51.8x
76	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO	64 56–66	$35,169/yr	Exposed	40.4x
77	Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud, MN	63 55–66	$43,765/yr	Exposed	22.9x
78	Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY	63 54–67	$37,433/yr	Exposed	39.1x
79	Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, MN	63 54–68	$37,289/yr	Exposed	41.8x
80	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	63 55–67	$36,241/yr	Exposed	40.7x
81	Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA	63 54–69	$35,602/yr	Exposed	46.5x
82	Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI	63 55–67	$35,039/yr	Exposed	44.9x
83	Spokane Community College Spokane, WA	63 55–66	$33,193/yr	Exposed	39.9x
84	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN	62 54–64	$52,576/yr	Exposed	7.6x
85	Rasmussen University-North Dakota Fargo, ND	62 54–65	$43,765/yr	Exposed	19.5x
86	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay, WI	62 54–66	$43,765/yr	Exposed	20.8x
87	Mitchell Technical College Mitchell, SD	62 55–65	$40,475/yr	Exposed	25.5x
88	Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura, CA	62 55–65	$37,356/yr	Exposed	—
89	York Technical College Rock Hill, SC	62 55–65	$36,520/yr	Exposed	32.6x
90	Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee Chamblee, GA	62 54–65	$36,264/yr	Exposed	31.0x
91	Interactive College of Technology-Morrow Morrow, GA	62 54–65	$36,264/yr	Exposed	31.3x
92	Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY	62 54–65	$36,264/yr	Exposed	32.1x
93	Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville Gainesville, GA	62 54–65	$36,264/yr	Exposed	31.3x
94	Nassau Community College Garden City, NY	62 53–68	$35,513/yr	Exposed	43.9x
95	Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI	62 52–67	$30,573/yr	Exposed	52.8x
96	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL	61 54–63	$48,117/yr	Exposed	9.0x
97	Rasmussen University-Florida Ocala, FL	61 53–64	$43,765/yr	Exposed	16.3x
98	Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford, IL	61 54–65	$43,765/yr	Exposed	18.3x
99	Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka, KS	61 53–64	$43,765/yr	Exposed	16.0x
100	Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA	61 54–64	$38,112/yr	Exposed	28.3x
101	Stellar Career College Modesto, CA	61 54–64	$35,186/yr	Exposed	—
102	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	61 52–68	$30,553/yr	Exposed	55.0x
103	West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA	61 52–67	$28,346/yr	Exposed	61.3x
104	University of Phoenix-Arizona Phoenix, AZ	60 52–63	$38,794/yr	Exposed	22.0x
105	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	60 52–63	$38,751/yr	Exposed	22.0x
106	Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN	60 52–64	$34,808/yr	Exposed	34.5x
107	Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA	60 51–66	$32,407/yr	Exposed	44.3x
108	Blinn College District Brenham, TX	60 53–64	$32,243/yr	Exposed	34.2x
109	Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS	60 51–66	$28,725/yr	Exposed	55.6x
110	North Georgia Technical College Clarkesville, GA	60 50–67	$26,968/yr	Exposed	64.4x
111	EDP School Brooklyn, NY	59 52–62	$31,996/yr	Exposed	—
112	CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY	59 51–64	$31,397/yr	Exposed	40.0x
113	SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA	59 52–62	$31,019/yr	Exposed	36.1x
114	CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY	59 50–65	$30,942/yr	Exposed	44.5x
115	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	59 49–66	$23,271/yr	Exposed	77.4x
116	Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah, FL	58 52–61	$41,019/yr	Exposed	9.5x
117	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	58 50–61	$40,500/yr	Exposed	9.8x
118	Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA	58 50–62	$29,506/yr	Exposed	39.7x
119	Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA	58 49–66	$29,188/yr	Exposed	49.1x
120	Hudson County Community College Jersey City, NJ	58 48–66	$28,818/yr	Exposed	51.7x
121	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	57 50–61	$37,986/yr	Exposed	14.1x
122	Baker College Owosso, MI	57 49–60	$36,181/yr	Exposed	16.3x
123	Ohio Business College-Sheffield Sheffield Village, OH	57 50–61	$34,785/yr	Exposed	21.2x
124	Ohio Business College-Sandusky Sandusky, OH	57 50–61	$34,785/yr	Exposed	21.2x
125	Essex County College Newark, NJ	57 48–63	$29,026/yr	Exposed	40.7x
126	Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IA	57 47–62	$24,726/yr	Exposed	52.9x
127	Bryant & Stratton College-Albany Albany, NY	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	10.3x
128	Bryant & Stratton College-Syracuse North Liverpool, NY	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	10.0x
129	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo Buffalo, NY	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	10.1x
130	Bryant & Stratton College-Greece Rochester, NY	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	9.9x
131	Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Parma, OH	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	9.9x
132	Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA	56 49–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	10.5x
133	Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa, WI	56 48–59	$36,958/yr	Exposed	9.7x
134	Bryant & Stratton College-Online Orchard Park, NY	56 49–60	$36,958/yr	Exposed	12.4x
135	Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO	56 48–59	$34,762/yr	Exposed	14.0x
136	Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
137	Herzing University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
138	Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park, MN	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
139	Herzing University-Akron Akron, OH	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
140	Herzing University-Madison Madison, WI	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
141	Herzing University-Orlando Winter Park, FL	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
142	Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha, WI	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
143	Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield, WI	56 49–59	$31,620/yr	Exposed	22.5x
144	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	56 48–63	$29,056/yr	Exposed	39.7x
145	Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA	56 45–64	$19,762/yr	Exposed	70.4x
146	CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn, NY	55 46–60	$26,953/yr	Exposed	38.8x
147	New Professions Technical Institute Miami, FL	55 48–58	$26,733/yr	Exposed	—
148	National American University-Rapid City Rapid City, SD	54 46–58	$32,546/yr	Exposed	13.8x
149	Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY	54 45–62	$27,170/yr	Exposed	40.9x
150	Southwest University at El Paso El Paso, TX	53 46–56	$33,024/yr	Exposed	8.0x
151	Stautzenberger College-Maumee Maumee, OH	53 45–56	$32,132/yr	Exposed	8.6x
152	West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown Morgantown, WV	53 46–56	$31,860/yr	Exposed	10.1x
153	CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY	53 44–58	$27,467/yr	Exposed	29.7x
154	Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY	52 44–55	$26,181/yr	Exposed	20.4x
155	Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
156	Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
157	Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
158	Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
159	Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
160	Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
161	Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX	52 45–54	$22,081/yr	Exposed	—
162	Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen McAllen, TX	51 44–54	$20,789/yr	Exposed	—
163	Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN	51 44–54	$20,789/yr	Exposed	—
164	Summit College San Bernardino, CA	51 44–53	$20,055/yr	Exposed	—
165	Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Clearwater, FL	51 43–53	$19,904/yr	Exposed	—
166	International Business College-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	50 43–54	$28,838/yr	Exposed	10.4x
167	NUC University Bayamon, PR	50 43–52	$26,373/yr	Exposed	14.0x
168	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	50 40–59	$20,436/yr	Exposed	42.4x
169	Metropolitan Learning Institute Rego Park, NY	50 43–53	$18,181/yr	Exposed	—
170	Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee Chamblee, GA	49 41–54	$26,189/yr	Exposed	17.5x
171	Interactive College of Technology-Morrow Morrow, GA	49 41–54	$26,189/yr	Exposed	17.7x
172	Interactive College of Technology-Newport Newport, KY	49 41–54	$26,189/yr	Exposed	18.1x
173	Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville Gainesville, GA	49 41–54	$26,189/yr	Exposed	17.7x
174	CET-San Jose San Jose, CA	49 42–51	$14,972/yr	Exposed	—
175	CET-El Centro El Centro, CA	49 42–51	$14,972/yr	Exposed	—
176	Long Island Business Institute Flushing, NY	44 37–47	$20,711/yr	Exposed	9.5x

Highest Earning Accounting and Related Services Programs

Schools where Accounting and Related Services graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	Score	AI-Proof
Austin Community College District	$62,261/yr	87	Exposed
Austin Community College District	$58,469/yr	82	Exposed
Cabrillo College	$57,294/yr	87	Exposed
College of DuPage	$52,724/yr	83	Exposed
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	$52,576/yr	68	Exposed
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	$52,576/yr	62	Exposed
North Hennepin Community College	$49,685/yr	73	Exposed
Montgomery County Community College	$48,832/yr	70	Exposed
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	$48,117/yr	61	Exposed
College of DuPage	$47,775/yr	74	Exposed

Best ROI for Accounting and Related Services

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Accounting and Related Services.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	Score
Austin Community College District	375.3x	$62,261/yr	87
Cabrillo College	365.5x	$57,294/yr	87
Dallas College	217.2x	$39,308/yr	80
Davidson-Davie Community College	209.0x	$41,532/yr	81
Wake Technical Community College	206.3x	$38,258/yr	79
Houston Community College	168.9x	$34,667/yr	77
Hillsborough Community College	154.9x	$39,076/yr	79
Catawba Valley Community College	151.0x	$35,972/yr	77
Mt San Antonio College	125.8x	$34,604/yr	75
College of DuPage	121.0x	$52,724/yr	83

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Accounting and Related Services graduates earn?

Across 176 schools, Accounting and Related Services graduates earn an average of $35,808 per year in their first year after completing the program. Earnings range from $14,972 to $62,261 depending on the school.

How AI-proof is a career in Accounting and Related Services?

Accounting and Related Services is rated "Exposed" for AI resilience, with 37% of job tasks being hands-on work shielded from AI automation. This means relatively few career tasks in this field remain hands-on work that AI cannot replicate.

Which school has the best Accounting and Related Services program?

Based on the TradeSchoolWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Austin Community College District ranks #1 for Accounting and Related Services with a score of 87/100 and graduate earnings of $62,261/yr.

Is Accounting and Related Services worth it?

On average, Accounting and Related Services graduates earn 52.2x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Accounting and Related Services trade programs across 176 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.