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Certificate (under 1 year)-25% vs national median75 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Sauk Valley Community College

Ranked 115th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$20,653
middle 50%: $16,659 – $25,897
Median · 5 years out
$25,250
middle 50%: $20,320 – $30,600
Median · 10 years out
$34,473
middle 50%: $26,659 – $42,746

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

Graduates of Sauk Valley Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $20,653 one year after graduating, rising to $34,473 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 25% below the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 115th of 122 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
17.7 yrs
≈ $23,275 total interest

Same major at other universities

Cisco College
$26,411 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
$25,937 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$25,818 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$25,793 · 5 yrs out
El Paso Community College
$25,473 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$25,306 · 5 yrs out
Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
$25,009 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$24,755 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$24,637 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$24,348 · 5 yrs out
Patrick & Henry Community College
$23,029 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$22,780 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sauk Valley Community College

Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,018 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$62,087 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Ground Transportation (Certificate)
$58,065 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out

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