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Associate+5% vs national median234 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Des Moines Area Community College

Ranked 73rd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,072
middle 50%: $22,839 – $35,202
Median · 5 years out
$35,154
middle 50%: $26,890 – $43,047
Median · 10 years out
$39,425
middle 50%: $28,812 – $49,969

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 Des Moines Area Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $29,072 one year after graduating, rising to $39,425 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 73rd 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
12.6 yrs
≈ $14,912 total interest

Same major at other universities

Honolulu Community College
$35,872 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$35,728 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$35,693 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Mt. Hood Community College
$35,528 · 5 yrs out
Seminole State College
$35,115 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Three Rivers Community College
$34,772 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$34,677 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$34,622 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Valley Community College District
$34,596 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Des Moines Area Community College

Fire Protection (Certificate)
$85,523 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$81,357 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$81,295 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,555 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$68,222 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out

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