Accounting and Related Services programs in Washington
65 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 8 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at Shoreline College.
What this work pays in Washington
Accountants and Auditors in Washington earn a median of $96,550 a year across 34,740 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $58,620 | 32,930 |
| Financial Managers | $174,840 | 12,930 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $107,210 | 8,820 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $64,560 | 3,560 |
| Budget Analysts | $96,640 | 1,510 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (11 grads) | 5 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 11 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | $18,807 | $32,925 (13 grads) | 19 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | $31,848 (27 grads) | 20 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (20 grads) | 16 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (13 grads) | 6 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | Associate's degree | — | $24,421 (11 grads) | 10 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | $23,182 (16 grads) | 14 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $20,775 | not published | 29 |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | $8,617 | not published | 85 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Bellevue College Bellevue | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Centralia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Clark College Vancouver | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Grays Harbor College Aberdeen | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Green River College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Heritage University Toppenish | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Highline College Des Moines | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Olympic College Bremerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Peninsula College Port Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Seattle Central College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 71 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| South Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Walla Walla University College Place | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 83 |
| Whatcom Community College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | 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.