Associate's · Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's): earnings by school

110 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$30,402
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$35,202
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 94 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $29,932 and $39,229. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Merritt College CA—$51,037—
West Valley College CA—$49,933—
Massasoit Community College MA$44,527——
Campbellsville University KY—$44,340—
Minneapolis Community and Technical College MN—$44,317—
Mount Wachusett Community College MA—$44,193—
North Shore Community College MA$42,643$42,652—
Mt San Antonio College CA—$42,321—
Pasadena City College CA—$41,808—
Tulsa Community College OK$32,166$41,439$9,835
Harrisburg Area Community College PA$40,562——
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus PA$38,145$40,545$19,500
Community College of Allegheny County PA—$40,493—
Kellogg Community College MI$35,217$40,016—
Harcum College PA$36,435$39,830$16,000
Modesto Junior College CA$32,033$39,536—
Oakland Community College MI—$39,467—
College of Southern Nevada NV$36,642$39,424—
Northwood Technical College WI—$39,229—
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College IL—$39,170—
Santa Ana College CA—$39,025—
American Public University System WV$30,058$38,583$18,882
Central New Mexico Community College NM—$38,264—
Baltimore City Community College MD$38,127——
South Central College MN—$37,497—
Hudson Valley Community College NY$25,962$37,320—
Holyoke Community College MA—$37,024—
Saint Louis Community College MO—$36,882—
Victor Valley College CA—$36,877—
Southeast Missouri State University MO—$36,776—
Ferris State University MI—$36,662—
Grand Rapids Community College MI$36,797$36,584—
Carl Albert State College OK—$36,363—
Post University CT$29,348$36,280$26,375
Metropolitan Community College Area NE—$36,255—
Saint Paul College MN$43,317$36,167—
Columbus State Community College OH$33,988$36,095$9,051
Des Moines Area Community College IA$35,520$35,773—
Midlands Technical College SC$31,762$35,648—
Fresno City College CA—$35,605—
Reedley College CA—$35,493—
Butte College CA$30,375$35,456—
Southeast Technical College SD$29,652$35,276—
Angelina College TX—$35,127—
Lakeland Community College OH—$35,022—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA—$34,958—
Northern Virginia Community College VA$28,493$34,814$11,198
Erie Community College NY$35,398$34,751—
East Los Angeles College CA$30,647$34,748—
Southeast Community College Area NE—$34,684—
Delgado Community College LA$30,242$34,540$29,664
Hillsborough College FL—$34,316—
Southwestern College CA$34,191$33,801—
Baker College MI—$33,709—
Lackawanna College PA—$33,621—
Barstow Community College CA$33,583——
York Technical College SC$30,402$33,517—
Macomb Community College MI—$33,389—
Antelope Valley Community College District CA—$32,925—
San Diego Miramar College CA—$32,865—
CUNY Hostos Community College NY—$32,779—
Oklahoma City Community College OK$32,573——
Lemoore College CA$27,983$32,382—
Northern Oklahoma College OK—$32,164—
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$28,337$31,470—
South Texas College TX$20,166$30,621—
College of the Sequoias CA$22,807$30,334—
Tidewater Community College VA$27,986$30,269$11,000
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College OK—$29,932—
Laredo College TX—$29,652—
Southwest Mississippi Community College MS—$29,575—
Florida State College at Jacksonville FL$29,120—$11,409
Ozarks Technical Community College MO—$28,862—
Onondaga Community College NY$28,785——
Polk State College FL$28,150$28,739—
Bakersfield College CA—$28,483—
Coalinga College CA$28,442——
Delta College MI$25,773$28,299—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO—$28,243—
Arkansas Tech University AR$26,138$28,231$23,260
Danville Community College VA—$27,615—
West Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$27,581——
Roane State Community College TN$27,368——
Greenville Technical College SC—$27,221—
Maysville Community and Technical College KY$27,034——
Hawkeye Community College IA—$26,253—
Cerritos College CA—$26,222—
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL$36,101$26,123—
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH—$25,999—
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH—$25,999—
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH—$25,999—
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH—$25,999—
Ohio University-Main Campus OH—$25,999—
Riverside City College CA$25,899——
Itawamba Community College MS—$24,847—
East Central Community College MS$20,620$24,115—
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College MS—$23,495—
Merced College CA$22,432——
El Paso Community College TX$22,211——
Hinds Community College MS$28,493$21,159$13,169
Somerset Community College KY$19,764—$10,000
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan AL—$19,444—
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$19,031—$10,760