Accounting and Related Services at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

Harlingen, TX · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 6 graduates a year

$22,081
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$33,645
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,589
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#87 of 101
Rank by pay
#91 of 101
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,507
Median federal debt

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen graduates in accounting and related services earn 25% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Compares for Accounting and Related Services

All 101 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
1Austin Community College District Austin, TX$90,270$91,778#1$62,261
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College Erie, PA$87,526$89,015#2$67,492
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$87,526$89,015#3$67,492
4Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA$87,526$89,015#4$67,492
5Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$84,256$77,608#6—
6Champlain College Burlington, VT$83,719$85,986#5—
7Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$69,023$62,852#8—
8Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH$66,617$71,090#7—
9Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA$60,697$53,450#16—
10Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA$60,390$54,991#13$35,597
…
84Southern Careers Institute-Pharr Pharr, TX$33,645$34,207#88$22,081
85Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX$33,645$34,207#89$22,081
86Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville Brownsville, TX$33,645$34,207#90$22,081
87Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen Harlingen, TX$33,645$34,207#91$22,081
88Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio San Antonio, TX$33,645$34,207#92$22,081
89Herzing University-Birmingham Birmingham, AL$32,931$37,380#72$31,620
90Herzing University-Atlanta Atlanta, GA$32,931$34,090#93$31,620

Other Majors at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$45,041$32,421#36 of 58
Precision Metal Working$41,564$25,077#304 of 365
Health and Medical Administrative Services$31,017$23,883#432 of 496
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$30,215$21,645#550 of 637
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$28,748$18,214#81 of 104

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen accounting and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $22,081 one year after graduating and $33,645 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen rank for accounting and related services?

Among 101 colleges reporting earnings for accounting and related services graduates, Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen ranks #87 by median pay four years after graduation, and #91 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is accounting and related services at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen worth it?

Its graduates earn 25% less than the national median for accounting and related services ($44,589), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,507.

← All data for Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen · 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.