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Master's · Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences

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

38 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$51,345
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$59,496
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$35,633
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 27 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $55,244 and $62,697. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Tufts University MA$55,787$74,319$33,925
Lubbock Christian University TX—$74,272—
University of Illinois Chicago IL—$68,854—
Pacific Oaks College CA$58,652$68,287$54,277
California State University-Dominguez Hills CA$65,253$68,126$38,338
University of Rhode Island RI$57,209$64,289—
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN—$62,697—
Nova Southeastern University FL$50,470$61,760$56,330
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$52,443$61,276$47,005
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$52,443$61,276$47,005
National Louis University IL$56,989$61,024$35,633
Boston University MA$53,401$60,848—
Kansas State University KS$58,557$60,479$34,781
University of Florida FL$56,011$59,496$32,500
University of Phoenix-Arizona AZ—$58,177—
Erikson Institute IL$55,314$57,867$72,778
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$50,652$56,989—
Vanderbilt University TN$56,681—$39,840
Northern Illinois University IL—$56,678$30,925
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$48,628$55,719$20,500
University of Central Oklahoma OK—$55,648—
Capella University MN—$55,244—
University of Oregon OR$54,545——
College of Charleston SC—$54,411—
Concordia University-Saint Paul MN$47,391$53,164—
Wichita State University KS—$52,823—
Clemson University SC$51,352——
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$51,345—$22,850
University of Missouri-Columbia MO$50,666——
Bellevue University NE$49,493—$63,166
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$46,493$49,282—
Texas State University TX$48,642—$28,300
Texas Woman's University TX$46,857$47,727$26,502
Loma Linda University CA$47,588—$102,457
Arkansas State University AR$48,749$46,985$31,449
University of Central Missouri MO$38,242——
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$38,209——
The University of Alabama AL$33,629——