Certificate (under 1 year)+4% vs national median359 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at College Of DuPage
Ranked 33rd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,318
middle 50%: $21,249 – $36,215
Median · 5 years out
$34,886
middle 50%: $25,659 – $45,143
Median · 10 years out
$52,636
middle 50%: $33,772 – $77,273
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Family and Consumer Sciences certificate holders earn a median of $27k in their first year. Ten-year median earnings reach $53k.
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
11.2 yrs
≈ $14,175 total interest
Same major at other universities
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$35,940 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$35,940 · 5 yrs out
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$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$35,253 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$35,036 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
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$34,480 · 5 yrs out
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$34,421 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$34,399 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$34,388 · 5 yrs out
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$96,190 · 5 yrs out
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$87,221 · 5 yrs out
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