Associate+10% vs national median182 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Kirkwood Community College
Ranked 55th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,465
middle 50%: $22,731 – $36,314
Median · 5 years out
$37,002
middle 50%: $29,795 – $46,803
Median · 10 years out
$40,493
middle 50%: $30,309 – $55,721
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
Kirkwood Community College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median of $28k in their first year. Five-year median earnings reach $37k.
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
12.2 yrs
≈ $14,411 total interest
Same major at other universities
Oakton College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$37,361 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$37,285 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$37,132 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Shenango
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$36,980 · 5 yrs out
Chemeketa Community College
$36,943 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$36,936 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$36,846 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$36,505 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Kirkwood Community College
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,528 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$65,511 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$65,458 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
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