Associate+16% vs national median212 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Ranked 38th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,557
middle 50%: $24,195 – $41,844
Median · 5 years out
$38,929
middle 50%: $30,300 – $49,793
Median · 10 years out
$42,146
middle 50%: $31,758 – $57,688
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
Family and Consumer Sciences associates earn a median of $33k in their first year. Ten-year salaries reach $42k after $39k at year five.
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
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,851 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Virginia Community College
$39,575 · 5 yrs out
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
Manchester Community College
$38,301 · 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
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$94,869 · 5 yrs out
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$94,869 · 5 yrs out
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$90,120 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$79,269 · 5 yrs out
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$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,149 · 5 yrs out
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$76,533 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$75,006 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
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