Certificate (under 1 year)-1% vs national median664 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Lake Land College
Ranked 52nd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,237
middle 50%: $20,219 – $37,088
Median · 5 years out
$33,032
middle 50%: $23,858 – $46,051
Median · 10 years out
$35,883
middle 50%: $25,256 – $52,825
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
Lake Land College certificate holders in Human Sciences earn a median of $27k in year one. Median pay for these graduates is $36k after a decade.
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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Paid off in
14 yrs
≈ $16,688 total interest
Same major at other universities
Western Oklahoma State College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
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$33,536 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$33,519 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$33,173 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$33,162 · 5 yrs out
Howard County Junior College District
$33,005 · 5 yrs out
Laurel Ridge Community College
$32,743 · 5 yrs out
Rogue Community College
$32,705 · 5 yrs out
Eastfield College
$32,422 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$32,324 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$32,115 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Lake Land College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,251 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$63,950 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,496 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural Mechanization (Associate)
$61,468 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$57,891 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$56,752 · 5 yrs out
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