Certificate (1-2 years)+23% vs national median184 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Housatonic Community College
Ranked 10th of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,119
middle 50%: $28,276 – $43,399
Median · 5 years out
$41,000
middle 50%: $32,737 – $51,109
Median · 10 years out
$45,543
middle 50%: $34,173 – $53,431
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
Housatonic Community College certificate holders in Family and Consumer Sciences start with a $36k median salary. Earnings reach $41k after five years.
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
10.1 yrs
≈ $11,532 total interest
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$51,480 · 5 yrs out
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$47,856 · 5 yrs out
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$45,999 · 5 yrs out
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$44,624 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State Community College
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Norwalk Community College
$42,866 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$40,536 · 5 yrs out
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$40,189 · 5 yrs out
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$39,618 · 5 yrs out
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$38,897 · 5 yrs out
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$38,325 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
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$95,148 · 5 yrs out
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$64,864 · 5 yrs out
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$64,682 · 5 yrs out
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$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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$62,322 · 5 yrs out
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$61,332 · 5 yrs out
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$59,149 · 5 yrs out
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$58,590 · 5 yrs out
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$58,016 · 5 yrs out
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$56,419 · 5 yrs out
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Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$54,881 · 5 yrs out
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