re: Are Associates degrees useless these days?

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Accounting salaries vary greatly depending on whether you earn a CPA license. Most of the high status jobs in accounting require it. It's possible to do well without it, but you have limited opportunities without one.

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Entry level in public accounting at a regional or national firm is going to pay low to mid 50s. However, upward trajectory is huge. You could expect to be making or approaching 100k in five years.

Masters typically is not required as long as you have 150 hours to be eligible to sit for the CPA exam.