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Associate+14% vs national median216 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Manchester Community College

Ranked 39th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,012
middle 50%: $24,000 – $38,612
Median · 5 years out
$38,301
middle 50%: $29,144 – $51,743
Median · 10 years out
$53,306
middle 50%: $34,840 – $66,850

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

Graduates of Manchester Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $31,012 one year after graduating, rising to $53,306 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 39th of 207 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?

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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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,661 total interest

Same major at other universities

Western Texas College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$39,014 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$38,929 · 5 yrs out
Mount Wachusett Community College
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$37,897 · 5 yrs out
Edison State Community College
$37,821 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$37,716 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Schuylkill
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Manchester Community College

Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Certificate)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$82,404 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$82,300 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$81,671 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians, Other (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$71,899 · 5 yrs out

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