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Certificate (1-2 years)-4% vs national median42 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Richland Community College

Ranked 41st of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,146
middle 50%: $23,315 – $31,452
Median · 5 years out
$32,130
middle 50%: $26,082 – $40,342
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Richland Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $27,146 one year after graduating, rising to $32,130 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 41st of 74 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
15.3 yrs
≈ $17,973 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pikes Peak State College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$32,828 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$32,557 · 5 yrs out
Genesee Community College
$32,534 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$32,172 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$31,905 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$31,537 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$31,513 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Richland Community College

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$136,719 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$129,378 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$111,056 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$107,201 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,070 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out

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