Accounting and Related Services programs in Illinois
85 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,954 at Rasmussen University-Illinois.
What this work pays in Illinois
Accountants and Auditors in Illinois earn a median of $80,230 a year across 54,930 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Managers | $165,880 | 52,720 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $49,560 | 51,470 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $101,180 | 20,520 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $61,390 | 5,580 |
| Financial Examiners | $93,150 | 4,050 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $35,954 (16 grads) | 14 |
| DeVry University-Illinois Lisle | Associate's degree | — | $35,799 (174 grads) | 1 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois Rockford | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $33,708 (112 grads) | 17 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Associate's degree | — | $16,921 (11 grads) | 6 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | $6,500 | not published | 23 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Black Hawk College Moline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Elgin Community College Elgin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Heartland Community College Normal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Illinois Central College East Peoria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| McHenry County College Crystal Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Midwestern Career College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Morton College Cicero | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Morton College Cicero | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Northwestern University Evanston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Oakton College Des Plaines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Richland Community College Decatur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Sauk Valley Community College Dixon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Shawnee Community College Ullin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| South Suburban College South Holland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Taylor Business Institute Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Triton College River Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Triton College River Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 103 |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Accounting and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.