Hostos Community College Accounting (Associate's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Associate's in Accounting and Related Services
- Public college
- Bronx, NY
- About 26 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Hostos Community College accounting graduates earn less than graduates of most accounting programs nationally, $31,397 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $7,250 in federal loans, less than at 97% of accounting programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying accounting degrees in New York.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all accounting associate's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Hostos Community College graduates earn less than the national figure and about $2,432 less than the New York median. Several New York programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every New York accounting program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.
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 36% between the first and fifth year.
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 $77 a month, or 2.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
95% of graduates (20 of 21) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the New York area are about 13% above the national average, so a $31,397 salary here buys what about $27,893 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
$102,640Median pay in New York. 109,830 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
$58,160Median pay in New York. 84,280 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Financial Managers
$219,880Median pay in New York. 80,810 people work in this job in New York. 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.
Financial and Investment Analysts
$127,930Median pay in New York. 52,380 people work in this job in New York. 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.
About Hostos Community College
Accounting ranks 5th of 11 associate's programs at Hostos Community College by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($97,888), Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($79,346), and Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($62,426).
Other accounting associate's programs near Bronx
Common questions
The median graduate earns $31,397 one year after graduating and $42,684 five years after. The median across accounting associate's programs in New York is $30,942.
The median federal loan balance is $7,250, which ranks 2nd lowest of 9 accounting associate's programs in New York. That works out to about $77 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 23% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 47%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several New York programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 95% (20 of 21) were working in New York one year after graduating.
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 New York 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