Bachelor's+8% vs national median309 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services at Purdue University
Ranked 1st of 6 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,315
middle 50%: $34,508 – $60,686
Median · 5 years out
$68,450
middle 50%: $48,593 – $90,815
Median · 10 years out
$85,664
middle 50%: $59,476 – $127,147
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Purdue University bachelor's graduates in family and consumer sciences start at $45k. Median pay rises to $86k after ten years.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $7,189 total interest
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