Accounting and Related Services programs in Minnesota
60 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,402 at Dakota County Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Accountants and Auditors in Minnesota earn a median of $81,600 a year across 30,530 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 Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $54,600 | 26,850 |
| Financial Managers | $163,410 | 16,680 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $102,990 | 7,450 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $61,320 | 2,790 |
| Financial Examiners | $104,260 | 1,280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | $16,325 | $42,402 (35 grads) | 20 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $42,363 (32 grads) | 26 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | — | $40,467 (18 grads) | 16 |
| Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (17 grads) | 8 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Associate's degree | $20,186 | $36,668 (23 grads) | 35 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $36,042 (16 grads) | 16 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $35,954 (16 grads) | 40 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Associate's degree | — | $35,420 (15 grads) | 27 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (27 grads) | 19 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | — | $34,420 (28 grads) | 32 |
| Rasmussen University-Minnesota St. Cloud | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $33,708 (112 grads) | 30 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (13 grads) | 6 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (29 grads) | 13 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Associate's degree | $18,336 | $32,925 (12 grads) | 34 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $15,867 | $32,711 (22 grads) | 21 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Associate's degree | — | $31,133 (23 grads) | 7 |
| Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (17 grads) | 14 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (19 grads) | 10 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 1 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (18 grads) | 6 |
| Herzing University-Minneapolis St. Louis Park | Undergraduate certificate | $13,304 | $25,525 (37 grads) | 1 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Anoka Technical College Anoka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Capella University Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Lakes College-Brainerd Brainerd | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Lake Superior College Duluth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Minnesota State College Southeast Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pine Technical & Community College Pine City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridgewater College Willmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Riverland Community College Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Saint Johns University Collegeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Saint Paul College Saint Paul | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
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.