Bachelor's+6% vs national median507 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ranked 22nd of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,651
middle 50%: $25,230 – $43,816
Median · 5 years out
$57,971
middle 50%: $43,569 – $76,604
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $56,259 – $99,651
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median of $35k initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $73k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $9,054 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Virginia
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$60,856 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,487 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,925 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$59,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$58,219 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,756 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$57,324 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$57,260 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$56,858 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$226,077 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$206,093 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$177,207 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$176,681 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$173,815 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$164,239 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$159,201 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$152,834 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$151,479 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Doctorate)
$126,011 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$125,106 · 5 yrs out
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