Accounting and Related Services: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of accounting and related services graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 342 colleges. National median: $73,698, rising to $93,228 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Golden Gate University	CA	$93,591	$120,311	$49,958
2	Villanova University	PA	$91,218	$104,120	—
3	University of Hartford	CT	$90,396	$109,816	—
4	George Mason University	VA	$89,990	$110,482	—
5	University of Connecticut	CT	$89,616	$113,488	$20,500
6	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$89,616	$113,488	$20,500
7	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$89,616	$113,488	$20,500
8	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$89,616	$113,488	$20,500
9	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$89,616	$113,488	$20,500
10	Suffolk University	MA	$89,299	$107,236	$30,896
11	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$88,867	$106,763	$41,000
12	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$88,603	$106,813	$30,750
13	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$88,603	$106,813	$30,750
14	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$88,603	$106,813	$30,750
15	Sacred Heart University	CT	$88,374	$117,457	$20,500
16	Iona University	NY	$87,934	$98,799	—
17	Regis University	CO	$87,814	$97,881	—
18	Northeastern University	MA	$86,876	$118,744	$41,000
19	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	ME	$86,715	—	—
20	Syracuse University	NY	$86,264	$110,435	—
21	Nichols College	MA	$86,159	$96,385	—
22	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$86,098	$119,951	$33,288
23	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$85,591	$98,398	—
24	California State University-East Bay	CA	$85,489	$103,608	$38,681
25	Marist University	NY	$84,945	—	—
26	Fordham University	NY	$84,550	$126,830	—
27	Central Connecticut State University	CT	$84,196	$103,777	$28,777
28	Albertus Magnus College	CT	$83,807	$86,031	—
29	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	$83,770	$111,662	—
30	Temple University	PA	$83,683	$110,473	$20,500
31	Bryant University	RI	$83,598	$111,632	—
32	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$83,505	$95,846	$20,500
33	Pace University	NY	$83,329	$115,804	$16,425
34	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$83,203	$98,103	—
35	Seton Hall University	NJ	$83,033	$116,720	$41,000
36	Colorado State University Global	CO	$82,931	$94,130	$32,014
37	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$82,910	$100,762	$20,500
38	Southern Utah University	UT	$82,896	$92,785	$13,408
39	Bentley University	MA	$82,722	$115,201	—
40	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	$82,479	$92,584	—
41	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$82,340	$109,628	$21,824
42	San Diego State University	CA	$82,209	$103,392	$18,883
43	New York University	NY	$82,194	$134,461	$59,250
44	Molloy University	NY	$82,059	$95,984	—
45	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	$82,000	$113,283	$20,500
46	La Salle University	PA	$81,877	$101,144	$11,342
47	American University	DC	$81,731	$112,384	—
48	Florida Atlantic University	FL	$81,585	$99,288	$35,789
49	American Public University System	WV	$81,521	$82,725	$38,234
50	Merrimack College	MA	$81,515	$92,014	$29,833
51	Fairfield University	CT	$81,504	$117,339	$33,500
52	DePaul University	IL	$81,445	$100,161	$48,416
53	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$81,321	$110,498	$20,500
54	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley	PA	$81,321	$110,498	$20,500
55	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$81,321	$110,498	$20,500
56	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$81,321	$110,498	$20,500
57	Binghamton University	NY	$81,242	$113,379	$16,500
58	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	$81,230	$84,887	—
59	University of California-Davis	CA	$81,133	$108,771	—
60	George Washington University	DC	$80,764	$126,566	—
61	Chapman University	CA	$80,556	—	—
62	Mercy University	NY	$80,269	$106,554	—
63	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$80,249	$109,566	—
64	Assumption University	MA	$80,220	—	$20,500
65	San Francisco State University	CA	$80,039	—	—
66	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$80,035	$112,249	$20,500
67	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$79,969	—	$40,747
68	Stony Brook University	NY	$79,833	$91,337	$20,500
69	Florida International University	FL	$79,665	$107,540	$34,150
70	Belmont University	TN	$79,531	$91,357	—
71	Tarleton State University	TX	$79,328	$87,838	—
72	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$79,322	$94,859	—
73	East Texas A&M University	TX	$79,281	$87,702	$27,670
74	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$79,273	$110,884	—
75	Saint Xavier University	IL	$79,251	—	—
76	Adelphi University	NY	$79,123	$114,578	$20,500
77	Loyola University Maryland	MD	$79,033	$122,816	$20,500
78	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$78,997	$110,766	$69,500
79	CUNY Queens College	NY	$78,977	$93,857	$16,000
80	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$78,964	$102,727	$24,458
81	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	$78,964	$102,727	$24,458
82	Western Governors University	UT	$78,816	$92,442	$13,605
83	University of Denver	CO	$78,711	$105,291	$35,900
84	St. John's University-New York	NY	$78,700	$109,990	$20,500
85	The University of Tampa	FL	$78,686	$98,376	—
86	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$78,640	$96,451	$61,500
87	University of Dallas	TX	$78,475	$108,023	—
88	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	$78,447	—	—
89	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	$78,421	$96,061	$20,500
90	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$78,245	$117,656	$26,000
91	University of Mississippi	MS	$78,201	$99,129	$20,500
92	Rider University	NJ	$78,134	$103,295	$31,300
93	Hofstra University	NY	$78,015	$98,910	—
94	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$77,849	$95,838	$19,962
95	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$77,752	$86,039	—
96	California Baptist University	CA	$77,644	$84,760	—
97	University of Scranton	PA	$77,476	$92,322	$24,722
98	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	$77,383	$108,803	$20,500
99	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	$77,383	$108,803	$20,500
100	Kean University	NJ	$77,276	$79,493	$30,750
101	Boise State University	ID	$77,264	$93,228	$21,000
102	University of Rhode Island	RI	$77,202	$93,081	—
103	Salem State University	MA	$77,115	—	—
104	Gonzaga University	WA	$77,107	$99,037	—
105	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$77,060	$93,230	$20,250
106	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$76,938	$97,802	$30,750
107	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$76,907	—	$20,500
108	Bridgewater State University	MA	$76,837	$99,020	—
109	University of Utah	UT	$76,759	$109,883	$24,084
110	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	$76,633	$91,673	$26,500
111	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$76,602	$96,906	$20,500
112	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$76,577	$89,953	—
113	Georgia State University	GA	$76,575	$102,290	$20,500
114	Northern Illinois University	IL	$76,481	$101,106	—
115	Utah State University	UT	$76,354	$92,333	$20,500
116	Vanderbilt University	TN	$76,297	$128,337	$60,750
117	Lamar University	TX	$76,190	$98,886	—
118	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$76,151	$107,090	$20,500
119	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$76,090	$104,935	$32,300
120	University of Miami	FL	$76,069	$105,675	—
121	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	$76,062	$85,031	$27,500
122	James Madison University	VA	$75,992	$111,224	$8,758
123	University of Central Florida	FL	$75,953	$105,203	$17,800
124	Florida Institute of Technology	FL	$75,775	$85,593	—
125	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$75,771	$110,856	$19,989
126	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$75,667	$99,666	—
127	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	$75,617	—	$20,500
128	University of South Florida	FL	$75,592	$94,391	$20,500
129	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$75,502	—	$20,500
130	Quinnipiac University	CT	$75,423	—	$20,500
131	University at Albany	NY	$75,372	$110,374	$20,500
132	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$75,315	$79,886	$25,434
133	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$75,315	$79,886	$25,434
134	Gardner-Webb University	NC	$75,310	$79,048	—
135	Michigan State University	MI	$75,306	$105,724	—
136	University of Vermont	VT	$75,287	$92,986	—
137	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$75,213	$106,530	$34,042
138	University of North Alabama	AL	$75,158	—	$16,350
139	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	$75,122	$95,194	—
140	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$75,102	$84,590	$26,683
141	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$75,000	$108,934	$15,807
142	Clemson University	SC	$74,965	$102,502	$20,500
143	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$74,917	$101,835	—
144	Florida State University	FL	$74,884	$112,611	—
145	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$74,861	—	$41,000
146	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$74,853	$101,786	$19,690
147	Baylor University	TX	$74,779	$109,055	$20,500
148	Prairie View A & M University	TX	$74,754	$84,059	$24,300
149	Walsh College	MI	$74,656	$84,033	$35,600
150	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$74,589	$87,967	$41,000
151	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$74,538	$89,511	$20,500
152	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	$74,529	$101,727	—
153	Roosevelt University	IL	$74,527	$98,834	—
154	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$74,514	$105,357	$28,139
155	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$74,511	$112,339	$20,500
156	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$74,315	$97,613	—
157	Grand Canyon University	AZ	$74,228	$86,862	$31,885
158	Southern Methodist University	TX	$74,194	$112,268	$29,110
159	Bay Path University	MA	$74,138	$95,772	—
160	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$74,082	$98,988	$20,222
161	University of Louisville	KY	$74,067	$86,205	—
162	Auburn University	AL	$74,030	$100,093	$20,500
163	Trinity University	TX	$74,013	—	—
164	New Jersey City University	NJ	$73,922	$83,582	$20,500
165	University of Houston	TX	$73,911	$101,406	—
166	Post University	CT	$73,891	$95,184	$42,070
167	Utah Valley University	UT	$73,844	$84,527	$20,500
168	University of Kentucky	KY	$73,808	$92,636	$20,500
169	Oakland University	MI	$73,779	$96,676	—
170	Case Western Reserve University	OH	$73,740	$94,707	—
171	University of Toledo	OH	$73,698	$74,825	—
172	Texas Christian University	TX	$73,671	$104,294	$21,461
173	Oklahoma Christian University	OK	$73,587	—	—
174	Georgia Southern University	GA	$73,572	$90,092	$20,500
175	Texas Tech University	TX	$73,461	$97,392	$19,965
176	University of North Florida	FL	$73,442	$110,979	—
177	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$73,287	—	$31,250
178	St. Francis College	NY	$73,129	$112,791	—
179	Dallas Baptist University	TX	$73,112	$104,279	—
180	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$73,092	$111,508	—
181	Monroe University	NY	$73,039	$85,673	—
182	Butler University	IN	$73,018	$105,303	—
183	Purdue University Global	IN	$72,982	$73,597	$41,000
184	University of West Florida	FL	$72,947	$90,113	$13,250
185	Wilmington University	DE	$72,901	$90,749	$28,000
186	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	$72,878	$85,319	—
187	University of Florida	FL	$72,837	$107,577	$20,500
188	St. Thomas University	FL	$72,775	—	—
189	Saint Leo University	FL	$72,737	$88,965	$30,750
190	University of Georgia	GA	$72,731	$103,774	$20,250
191	Walden University	MN	$72,622	$73,233	—
192	University of Iowa	IA	$72,586	$101,555	—
193	University of Oregon	OR	$72,506	$97,057	—
194	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$72,430	$90,863	$20,500
195	Texas State University	TX	$72,365	$99,772	$20,500
196	Georgia College & State University	GA	$72,281	$90,411	—
197	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$72,249	$93,114	$20,250
198	University at Buffalo	NY	$72,156	$98,554	$16,675
199	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$72,148	$97,463	—
200	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$72,018	$85,647	—
201	Grand Valley State University	MI	$71,991	$90,295	$26,595
202	DeVry College of New York	NY	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
203	DeVry University-Arizona	AZ	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
204	DeVry University-California	CA	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
205	DeVry University-Florida	FL	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
206	DeVry University-Georgia	GA	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
207	DeVry University-Illinois	IL	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
208	DeVry University-Ohio	OH	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
209	DeVry University-Texas	TX	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
210	DeVry University-Virginia	VA	$71,991	$80,445	$41,771
211	University of New Haven	CT	$71,879	—	—
212	Liberty University	VA	$71,845	$83,093	$21,232
213	Abilene Christian University	TX	$71,797	$99,319	—
214	University of North Texas	TX	$71,778	$105,657	$21,967
215	National University	CA	$71,718	$93,465	$21,197
216	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$71,692	$98,168	$20,500
217	University of Memphis	TN	$71,687	$95,794	$24,252
218	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$71,496	—	$20,500
219	University of Arizona	AZ	$71,492	$99,231	—
220	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	$71,267	$84,420	$34,100
221	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$71,245	$83,019	$48,581
222	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$71,227	$80,749	$35,478
223	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$71,215	$98,020	$19,029
224	Shorter University	GA	$71,184	$85,605	—
225	Lindenwood University	MO	$71,184	—	—
226	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	$71,170	$86,632	—
227	Davenport University	MI	$71,152	$82,966	$45,068
228	Western Michigan University	MI	$71,116	$82,190	—
229	Mercer University	GA	$71,103	$94,972	$30,750
230	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$70,856	$98,648	—
231	Sam Houston State University	TX	$70,688	$88,132	—
232	Illinois State University	IL	$70,676	$96,945	$16,201
233	College of Charleston	SC	$70,624	$98,747	—
234	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$70,549	—	—
235	Kennesaw State University	GA	$70,510	$102,127	$20,500
236	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$70,475	$87,380	$31,150
237	University of Dayton	OH	$70,434	$96,549	—
238	Emporia State University	KS	$70,376	$78,956	$20,500
239	University of North Georgia	GA	$70,317	—	—
240	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	$70,239	$91,432	—
241	Wayne State University	MI	$70,236	$97,023	$33,907
242	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	$70,132	$81,250	—
243	Ball State University	IN	$70,057	$80,463	$17,577
244	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$69,935	$88,958	—
245	Duquesne University	PA	$69,894	$91,105	—
246	West Virginia University	WV	$69,892	$98,097	—
247	Appalachian State University	NC	$69,886	$93,013	—
248	Saint Edward's University	TX	$69,797	$98,887	—
249	Valdosta State University	GA	$69,699	$86,927	—
250	The University of Montana	MT	$69,677	$93,752	—
251	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$69,583	$92,988	$13,642
252	Calvin University	MI	$69,553	—	—
253	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	$69,496	$88,474	$39,904
254	Adrian College	MI	$69,491	$85,927	—
255	The University of Alabama	AL	$69,455	—	$20,500
256	Ohio Northern University	OH	$69,390	$77,734	—
257	University of New Orleans	LA	$69,361	$83,470	—
258	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	$69,226	$78,518	—
259	University of Arkansas	AR	$69,134	$96,213	$20,500
260	Saint Louis University	MO	$68,942	$108,781	—
261	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	$68,925	$84,322	$41,000
262	University of North Dakota	ND	$68,807	—	$20,500
263	Cleveland State University	OH	$68,791	$89,792	—
264	East Carolina University	NC	$68,788	$92,702	$20,445
265	Eastern Washington University	WA	$68,720	—	$20,787
266	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$68,719	$91,097	—
267	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	$68,600	$92,327	$18,035
268	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$68,563	$84,200	—
269	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$68,464	$86,056	—
270	University of Idaho	ID	$68,413	$86,762	—
271	Upper Iowa University	IA	$68,401	$80,314	$40,000
272	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$68,357	$74,183	—
273	University of Kansas	KS	$68,100	$97,676	$20,500
274	New England College	NH	$67,944	$83,558	—
275	Oklahoma City University	OK	$67,934	$79,829	—
276	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$67,921	$87,640	$17,836
277	Idaho State University	ID	$67,915	$85,815	—
278	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	$67,841	$88,187	—
279	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	$67,826	$89,764	—
280	Troy University	AL	$67,476	$91,869	—
281	University of Central Missouri	MO	$67,399	$85,605	—
282	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$67,262	$76,807	—
283	Bellevue University	NE	$67,176	$76,877	—
284	Angelo State University	TX	$67,173	—	—
285	Siena University	NY	$67,074	$95,611	$20,500
286	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$67,068	$68,920	—
287	Marshall University	WV	$67,046	—	—
288	Franklin University	OH	$66,865	$72,744	$31,672
289	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	$66,484	$77,510	$13,908
290	Kansas State University	KS	$66,459	$87,506	$17,083
291	Le Moyne College	NY	$66,431	$81,688	—
292	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$66,323	$88,157	$27,725
293	Louisiana Tech University	LA	$66,323	—	—
294	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$66,150	$84,014	—
295	Texas A&M University-Victoria	TX	$66,083	—	$27,674
296	Canisius University	NY	$65,956	$84,080	$10,348
297	Strayer University-District of Columbia	DC	$65,736	$77,493	$54,416
298	Strayer University-Virginia	VA	$65,736	$77,493	$54,416
299	Strayer University-Maryland	MD	$65,736	$77,493	$54,416
300	Strayer University-Tennessee	TN	$65,736	$77,493	$54,416

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do accounting and related services graduates earn?

The median college reports $73,698 in earnings one year after a master's degree in accounting and related services and $93,228 four years after. The highest is $93,591 at Golden Gate University.

How much student debt do accounting and related services graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $24,084 at the typical college.