Associate+26% vs national median309 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Housatonic Community College
Ranked 10th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,592
middle 50%: $29,102 – $47,825
Median · 5 years out
$42,385
middle 50%: $31,878 – $54,087
Median · 10 years out
$49,431
middle 50%: $35,976 – $62,164
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Housatonic Community College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median $37,592 in their first year. Earnings reach $49,431 by year ten.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.6 yrs
≈ $10,890 total interest
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