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Bachelor's-18% vs national median584 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Louisiana Tech University

Ranked 101st of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,203
middle 50%: $22,086 – $39,072
Median · 5 years out
$45,020
middle 50%: $34,488 – $55,531
Median · 10 years out
$54,672
middle 50%: $42,655 – $69,676

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

Graduates of Louisiana Tech University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $29,203 one year after graduating, rising to $54,672 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 18% below the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 101st of 141 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
9.6 yrs
≈ $11,708 total interest

Same major at other universities

Missouri State University
$46,488 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,032 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$45,988 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$45,866 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$45,848 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$45,339 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$44,976 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$44,951 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$44,919 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Fayette, The Eberly Campus
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$44,688 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$44,469 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Louisiana Tech University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$133,708 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$115,056 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,843 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,326 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$111,012 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$108,952 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$106,407 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,696 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,666 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,185 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$94,238 · 5 yrs out

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