Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median106 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Indian Hills Community College
Ranked 50th of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$21,698
middle 50%: $17,181 – $27,699
Median · 5 years out
$30,165
middle 50%: $23,880 – $41,449
Median · 10 years out
$33,604
middle 50%: $24,971 – $46,359
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
Family and Consumer Sciences certificate holders start with a median of $22k. Salaries reach $30k at year five and $34k by year ten.
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
16.4 yrs
≈ $20,493 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$30,351 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$30,005 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$29,439 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Indian Hills Community College
Computer Programming (Associate)
$73,292 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,245 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,376 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,299 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,081 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,591 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$62,236 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$59,914 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,776 · 5 yrs out
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