How much debt do Coe College accounting graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $26,000, which ranks 5th lowest of 14 accounting bachelor's programs in Iowa. That works out to about $276 a month over 10 years.

Is a accounting degree from Coe College worth it?

On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 44% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 45%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Iowa programs report higher pay.

Coe College Accounting (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services
Private nonprofit college
Cedar Rapids, IA
About 11 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Coe College accounting graduates earn about what accounting graduates earn nationally, $59,252 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $24,958. Several Iowa programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$59,25270th percentile of 636 programs nationally

Earnings after 5 years$85,34244% more than year one

Median federal debt$26,0005th lowest of 14 Iowa programs

Debt-to-earnings44%Iowa median 45%, national 45%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Iowa and national columns are the medians across all accounting bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Coe College	Iowa	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$59,252	$59,252	$54,059
Earnings, 5 years after graduating	$85,342	$77,333	$71,308
Median federal debt at graduation	$26,000	$26,920	$24,958
Debt as share of first-year pay	44%	45%	45%
Programs compared		17	636

Five years out, Coe College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $8,009 more than the Iowa median.

Debt and first-year pay at every Iowa accounting program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Iowa medians.

Coe CollegeOther Iowa programs

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 44% between the first and fifth year.

Coe College grads, year 1$59,252

Coe College grads, year 5$85,342

All Iowa accounting grads, year 5$77,333

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $276 a month, or 5.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Cedar Rapids area are about 11% below the national average, so a $59,252 salary here buys what about $66,603 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to accounting, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Accountants and Auditors

$77,440

Median pay in Iowa. 13,210 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 115,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $51,420Top 10%: $123,700

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

$48,180

Median pay in Iowa. 14,020 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 144,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: some college, no degree.

Bottom 10%: $33,240Top 10%: $66,490

Financial Managers

$133,320

Median pay in Iowa. 9,130 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $80,020Top 10%: $225,920

Financial and Investment Analysts

$92,370

Median pay in Iowa. 2,000 people work in this job in Iowa. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,310Top 10%: $135,890

About Coe College

Tuition and fees	$54,666 / year
Average net price after aid	$18,745 / year
Admission rate	64%
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	66%
Undergraduate students	1,164

Accounting ranks 2nd of 9 bachelor's programs at Coe College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($67,769), Accounting ($59,252), and Business Administration ($47,815).

Other accounting bachelor's programs near Cedar Rapids

School	Distance	Year 1 pay	Debt
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, IA · private nonprofit		$59,252	$26,000
University of IowaIowa City, IA · public	23 mi	$65,373	$22,500
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA · public	55 mi	$61,088	$21,525
Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA · private nonprofit	59 mi	$54,152	$37,608

Common questions

The median graduate earns $59,252 one year after graduating and $85,342 five years after. The median across accounting bachelor's programs in Iowa is $59,252.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Iowa comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the accounting program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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