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Bachelor's+5% vs national median198 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Benedictine University

Ranked 24th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $21,762 – $39,708
Median · 5 years out
$57,372
middle 50%: $41,514 – $71,378
Median · 10 years out
$74,491
middle 50%: $52,636 – $86,507

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Benedictine University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $74,491 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 24th of 141 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
7.7 yrs
≈ $9,426 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Queens College
$60,487 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,925 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$59,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$58,219 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,971 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,756 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$57,324 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$57,260 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$56,858 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$56,449 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$56,272 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Benedictine University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$182,659 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$121,052 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$106,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$104,232 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$102,715 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$95,056 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$93,050 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)
$89,578 · 5 yrs out

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