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Bachelor's-23% vs national median87 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Fort Valley State University

Ranked 45th of 48 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,036
middle 50%: $22,238 – $35,126
Median · 5 years out
$39,072
middle 50%: $26,890 – $51,789
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Fort Valley State University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General earn a median $28,036 one year after graduating, rising to $39,072 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 23% below the national median of $50,820 for this field, ranking 45th of 48 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.

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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
12 yrs
≈ $14,093 total interest

Same major at other universities

Langston University
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Louisiana University
$41,763 · 5 yrs out
Southern University and Agricultural & Mechanical Colg at Baton Rouge
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Northwestern State University
$40,696 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$40,266 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Monroe
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$36,353 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$36,151 · 5 yrs out
Olivet Nazarene University
$34,473 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fort Valley State University

Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$75,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$62,278 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's)
$60,272 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's)
$58,533 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$58,497 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$57,808 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out

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