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Associate+1% vs national median118 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Joliet Junior College

Ranked 89th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$28,722
middle 50%: $21,306 – $34,198
Median · 5 years out
$33,947
middle 50%: $27,237 – $40,956
Median · 10 years out
$48,487
middle 50%: $28,722 – $59,550

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Joliet Junior College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $28,722 one year after graduating, rising to $48,487 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 89th of 207 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
11.6 yrs
≈ $14,410 total interest

Same major at other universities

Coastal Bend College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$34,018 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$34,008 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$34,002 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$33,937 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$33,861 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$33,813 · 5 yrs out
Northern Oklahoma College
$33,772 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$33,727 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$33,722 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Joliet Junior College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,400 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$104,398 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$104,264 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$86,717 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$82,387 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,042 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out

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