Accounting and Related Services graduates from Lake Land College earn $38,853 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Accounting and Related Services at Lake Land College

Mattoon, Illinois • Certificate

Median Earnings
$38,853
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Accounting and Related Services at Lake Land College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Lake Land College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Accounting and Related Services at the certificate credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 22 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Lake Land College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $38,853 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $45,321 across all institutions offering Accounting and Related Services, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Lake Land College, the mean median-earnings figure is $49,885, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$38,853
Accounting and Related Services
National Average
$45,321
All schools, same program
School Average
$49,885
All programs at Lake Land College

Program Details

Certificate
Credential Level
22
Completers (IPEDS)
897
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$38,853
Median Earnings

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.