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Bachelor's+24% vs national median103 grads tracked

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Connecticut College

Ranked 5th of 97 bachelor's programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,139
middle 50%: $29,283 – $47,802
Median · 5 years out
$61,498
middle 50%: $47,802 – $76,393
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $68,203 – $112,107

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Connecticut College's bachelor's program in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services earn a median $39,139 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 24% above the national median of $49,741 for this field, ranking 5th of 97 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,233 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Arlington
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$65,521 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$59,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$59,164 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$57,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,658 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$56,954 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Connecticut College

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$109,357 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

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