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Bachelor's-3% vs national median2,038 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Eastern Illinois University

Ranked 26th of 48 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,389
middle 50%: $25,055 – $43,354
Median · 5 years out
$49,226
middle 50%: $37,673 – $62,473
Median · 10 years out
$59,431
middle 50%: $43,323 – $80,321

Salary trajectory

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

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

Year-one medians for general family sciences at Eastern Illinois University are $33k. Salaries reach $49k at year five and $59k at 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,316 total interest

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