Associate+11% vs national median196 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at William Rainey Harper College
Ranked 50th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,660
middle 50%: $25,301 – $39,708
Median · 5 years out
$37,361
middle 50%: $27,699 – $53,673
Median · 10 years out
$49,095
middle 50%: $34,693 – $65,194
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
William Rainey Harper College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn $32k in their first year. Five-year median pay is $37k.
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
10.8 yrs
≈ $12,948 total interest
Same major at other universities
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Schuylkill
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
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$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Gateway Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$37,285 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$37,247 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$37,132 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Shenango
$37,041 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$37,002 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$36,980 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at William Rainey Harper College
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$88,474 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,323 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Associate)
$82,479 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$78,929 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,864 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,224 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$75,889 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$75,444 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$75,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$74,307 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$73,014 · 5 yrs out
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