Accounting and Related Services at Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Master's Degree · about 102 graduates a year

$77,676
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$118,744
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$95,833
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 349
Rank by pay
#80 of 349
Rank, wage-adjusted
$40,500
Median federal debt

Northeastern University graduates in accounting and related services earn 24% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Northeastern University Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 349 colleges reporting accounting and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1New York University New York, NY$134,461$127,979#3$82,270
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$134,105$122,027#8—
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$128,337$140,194#1$77,802
4Fordham University Bronx, NY$126,830$120,716#9$76,766
5George Washington University Washington, DC$126,566$110,905#39$76,286
6Rice University Houston, TX$124,073$126,146#4$65,805
7Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD$122,816$107,785#54$71,938
8University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$122,697$111,646#35$73,673
9Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$120,311$109,475#47$91,369
10Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$119,951$128,685#2$75,990
11Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$118,957$104,754#75—
12Northeastern University Boston, MA$118,744$104,567#80$77,676
13The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$117,656$119,622#12$71,694
14Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT$117,457$105,749#65$79,179
15University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$117,392$106,896#58$73,793

Other Majors at Northeastern University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$169,234$119,202#5 of 69
Computer Software and Media Applications$158,542$97,389#4 of 26
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$155,483$107,951#12 of 62
Business/Commerce$148,490$115,920#10 of 75
Computer and Information Sciences$145,909$119,126#23 of 78
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$143,345$125,480#53 of 432
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$136,474$107,385#11 of 15
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$125,862$123,413#120 of 216
Biotechnology$125,179$90,091#4 of 15
Mechanical Engineering$124,007$95,265#25 of 83
Chemical Engineering$122,043$89,093#3 of 11
Engineering$119,842$89,698#20 of 29
Systems Engineering$117,700$88,691#24 of 27
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$117,139$82,134#60 of 92
Engineering$116,924$81,287#8 of 16
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$111,725$86,430#6 of 13
Medical Illustration and Informatics$104,317$67,211#11 of 27
Civil Engineering$100,767$83,591#29 of 81
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management—$100,266—
Communication and Media Studies$97,115$58,317#4 of 61
Taxation—$94,478—
Criminal Justice and Corrections$93,210$47,269#9 of 115
Homeland Security$90,323$66,372#17 of 28
Public Administration$87,852$66,436#44 of 243
International/Globalization Studies$85,630$66,320#4 of 11
Business Administration, Management and Operations$84,704$64,718#589 of 861
Public Health$81,227$65,374#92 of 201
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,859$59,352#49 of 322
Education$75,769$65,668#36 of 214
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$73,724$53,373#12 of 165

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Northeastern University accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,676 one year after graduating and $118,744 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Northeastern University rank for accounting and related services?

Among 349 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, Northeastern University ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #80 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at Northeastern University worth it?

Its graduates earn 24% more than the national median for accounting and related services ($95,833), and the median federal debt at graduation is $40,500.

← All data for Northeastern University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.