Your degree is a great route into a high earning job. I did a business degree then qualified as an accountant. In the 20-ish years since then, I have done various things (employee, contractor, own business) according to what I wanted and what fitted in with my life (like having children). I now have a flexible job in a company I love, and on six figures (but that’s obviously a long way from where I started).
My advice would be to look for an employed position while you’re finishing your degree,
either to take up now or to line it up for graduation time. It seems you’re specialising in accounting in your degree, is that where your interest is? If so, research ICAEW, ACCA and CIMA and see which most aligns with what you want to do. That will help to guide you to the sort of employers you need to target (roughly: ICAEW would mean accountancy practices; CIMA would mean business/industry; ACCA could be either). If you’re prepared to study while working to gain these qualifications, you will set yourself on the path to higher earnings.
You absolutely can get an entry level job with some flexibility in the post-covid era. In many areas, there’s a shortage of good candidates, which puts candidates in a stronger position. What can you do to help set you apart from other candidates? How can you prove your interest in this area outside your degree? Could you get involved with “running the business”/something more commercial in the nursery your work at?
Think about what area of finance/accounting you want to go into if earnings are a big motivator - if in business/industry, routine things like finance operations, transaction processing, payroll will not usually be the big earning roles. More commercial/business partnering, strategic type roles will pay much better. It can also open so many doors - I no longer do any accounting but it’s given me a great business grounding to build on.
Someone mentioned law as a route. This has high earning potential and can increase faster than accounting (but not necessarily) - but it’ll be more studying time while not earning (or not earning as much) before it then starts to ramp up. (My husband is a lawyer so I’ve seen a bit of both.)
You’ve also had some recommendations to start your own business. This could be a route to high earnings, but it’s important you go into it with your eyes open. Most people who run their own businesses are not very high earners and it’s hard graft. For others it can be very lucrative indeed. My best advice here would be to get some finance/accounting experience under your belt and then consider freelancing/consultancy/your own practice if that’s what you want to do. I’d strongly advise against setting up your own nursery as someone has suggested (no doubt with best intentions). It’s terribly underfunded for the so-called “free” hours. It’s a very hard way to earn a crust, and highly unlikely to make you rich or even comfortable.
Very best wishes with whatever you decide to do.