Master's+4% vs national median241 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Benedictine University
Ranked 24th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,311
middle 50%: $37,878 – $63,292
Median · 5 years out
$67,254
middle 50%: $55,935 – $83,306
Median · 10 years out
$86,568
middle 50%: $67,967 – $99,879
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree graduates in family and consumer sciences start with a $50,311 median salary. Earnings rise to $67,254 after five years and $86,568 after ten years.
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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,819 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$70,090 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$67,449 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$67,222 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$66,999 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$66,184 · 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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