Master's-14% vs national median547 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Erikson Institute
Ranked 68th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,264
middle 50%: $34,459 – $56,132
Median · 5 years out
$55,956
middle 50%: $44,825 – $68,074
Median · 10 years out
$64,151
middle 50%: $44,711 – $85,178
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
Family and Consumer Sciences master's graduates from Erikson Institute earn a median $46k initially. Five-year median salary is $56k, rising to $64k at 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
7.2 yrs
≈ $7,957 total interest
Same major at other universities
East Carolina University
$59,154 · 5 yrs out
Northern Illinois University
$59,135 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$58,618 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina State University
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$52,435 · 5 yrs out
South Carolina State University
$50,359 · 5 yrs out
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