Accounting and Related Services programs in Wisconsin
45 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. 20 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,369 at Blackhawk Technical College.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Wisconsin earn a median of $50,340 a year across 25,960 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 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | $79,400 | 25,100 |
| Financial Managers | $139,720 | 15,530 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $95,570 | 5,430 |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | $59,310 | 2,590 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $96,680 | 1,940 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Associate's degree | — | $39,369 (12 grads) | 7 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Associate's degree | $16,794 | $37,980 (63 grads) | 54 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Associate's degree | $22,545 | $37,424 (33 grads) | 26 |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $35,954 (16 grads) | 4 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Associate's degree | $8,352 | $35,684 (43 grads) | 42 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Associate's degree | $14,492 | $35,060 (25 grads) | 42 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Associate's degree | $13,980 | $34,704 (36 grads) | 27 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Associate's degree | $8,950 | $33,993 (34 grads) | 13 |
| Rasmussen University-Wisconsin Green Bay | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $33,708 (112 grads) | 5 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Associate's degree | $14,485 | $32,524 (81 grads) | 53 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Associate's degree | — | $31,314 (38 grads) | 21 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Associate's degree | $12,067 | $31,236 (35 grads) | 34 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa | Associate's degree | $22,077 | $29,685 (57 grads) | 1 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison | Associate's degree | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 4 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Associate's degree | $10,003 | $27,874 (23 grads) | 25 |
| Herzing University-Brookfield Brookfield | Undergraduate certificate | $13,304 | $25,525 (37 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Kenosha Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | $13,304 | $25,525 (37 grads) | 0 |
| Herzing University-Madison Madison | Undergraduate certificate | $13,304 | $25,525 (37 grads) | 6 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | $11,876 | not published | 115 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Associate's degree | $16,001 | not published | 40 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | $12,093 | not published | 42 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | not published | 135 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | $8,283 | not published | 174 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $9,917 | not published | 98 |
| Blackhawk Technical College Janesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa Wauwatosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 76 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 122 |
| Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
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.