Towson University Accounting (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Accounting and Related Services
- Public university
- Towson, MD
- About 101 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Towson University accounting graduates earn more than graduates of most accounting programs nationally, $64,012 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $21,375 in federal loans, less than at 76% of accounting programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying accounting degrees in Maryland.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Maryland and national columns are the medians across all accounting bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Towson University graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Maryland median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Maryland accounting program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Maryland 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 29% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $2,477 less in their first year than other graduates. They also borrowed more. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $227 a month, or 4.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 44 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $20,043.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
83% of graduates (105 of 127) were working in Maryland one year after graduating. Prices in the Baltimore area are about 4% above the national average, so a $64,012 salary here buys what about $61,263 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
$89,370Median pay in Maryland. 26,170 people work in this job in Maryland. 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
$53,540Median pay in Maryland. 18,170 people work in this job in Maryland. 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
$158,750Median pay in Maryland. 19,770 people work in this job in Maryland. 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
$100,370Median pay in Maryland. 5,360 people work in this job in Maryland. 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 Towson University
Accounting ranks 3rd of 34 bachelor's programs at Towson University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($80,344), Computer Science ($71,795), and Accounting ($64,012).
Other accounting bachelor's programs near Towson
Common questions
The median graduate earns $64,012 one year after graduating and $82,358 five years after. The median across accounting bachelor's programs in Maryland is $64,431.
The median federal loan balance is $21,375, which ranks 3rd lowest of 10 accounting bachelor's programs in Maryland. That works out to about $227 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 33% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 45%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 10% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Maryland programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 83% (105 of 127) were working in Maryland 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 Maryland 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