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Master's+11% vs national median65 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Purdue University Northwest

Ranked 17th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,722
middle 50%: $35,528 – $51,109
Median · 5 years out
$71,671
middle 50%: $50,949 – $86,191
Median · 10 years out
$75,035
middle 50%: $56,877 – $96,791

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Purdue University Northwest's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $43,722 one year after graduating, rising to $75,035 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 11% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 17th of 71 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
6.2 yrs
≈ $7,171 total interest

Same major at other universities

Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$72,831 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$72,728 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$70,090 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$67,449 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$67,343 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Purdue University Northwest

Engineering (Master's)
$117,979 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$117,737 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,015 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,685 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$98,769 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$97,009 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,710 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,574 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,582 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,081 · 5 yrs out

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