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Certificate (1-2 years)+7% vs national median195 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Tunxis Community College

Ranked 27th of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,508
middle 50%: $22,228 – $33,781
Median · 5 years out
$35,553
middle 50%: $30,119 – $42,739
Median · 10 years out
$43,047
middle 50%: $31,416 – $58,363

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 Tunxis Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $27,508 one year after graduating, rising to $43,047 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 7% above the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 27th 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
12.1 yrs
≈ $14,778 total interest

Same major at other universities

Gateway Community College
$36,674 · 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
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$34,002 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$33,505 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$33,405 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tunxis Community College

Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$118,940 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$116,855 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Associate)
$84,259 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$76,770 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General (Associate)
$74,768 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$74,768 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Certificate)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Associate)
$63,194 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Associate)
$62,888 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Associate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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