Accounting and Related Services programs in Texas
88 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 16 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $66,915 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Texas earn a median of $48,910 a year across 122,400 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | $80,920 | 116,470 |
| Financial Managers | $164,860 | 71,870 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $99,150 | 28,820 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $54,090 | 13,220 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $101,210 | 7,710 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $66,915 (19 grads) | 278 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | — | $47,327 (13 grads) | 43 |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (16 grads) | 8 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (15 grads) | 53 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (18 grads) | 34 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $33,459 (11 grads) | 10 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | $31,907 (21 grads) | 19 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (12 grads) | — |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (20 grads) | 62 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 2 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 11 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 5 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 22 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 6 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | $8,507 | $19,422 (401 grads) | 24 |
| Southwest University at El Paso El Paso | Associate's degree | $19,998 | $18,999 (60 grads) | 27 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | $13,375 | not published | 5 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | $9,463 | not published | 262 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $11,863 | not published | 62 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 131 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington Arlington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Grayson College Denison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Interactive College of Technology Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Interactive College of Technology Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lee College Baytown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| M T Training Center Desoto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | not published | 50 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 60 |
| Temple College Temple | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Texas Healthtech Institute Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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.