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Certificate (1-2 years)+10% vs national median89 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Gateway Community College

Ranked 21st of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,883
middle 50%: $26,045 – $100,394
Median · 5 years out
$36,674
middle 50%: $29,263 – $63,610
Median · 10 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $35,528 – $68,626

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Gateway Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $40,883 one year after graduating, rising to $57,372 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 21st of 74 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.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,041 total interest

Same major at other universities

City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$38,897 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$38,325 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$36,980 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$36,943 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$36,341 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$36,151 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$36,063 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$35,840 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$35,553 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Gateway Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$94,555 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Certificate)
$90,722 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$83,086 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$80,134 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$79,832 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$79,247 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out

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