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Bachelor's-14% vs national median480 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Nicholls State University

Ranked 94th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,582
middle 50%: $25,336 – $43,189
Median · 5 years out
$46,860
middle 50%: $36,148 – $56,666
Median · 10 years out
$55,935
middle 50%: $45,230 – $67,602

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 Nicholls State University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $33,582 one year after graduating, rising to $55,935 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 94th 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 yrs
≈ $10,679 total interest

Same major at other universities

National Louis University
$47,072 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$46,979 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$46,979 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,978 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$46,944 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Nicholls State University

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$104,520 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,148 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,148 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,873 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,283 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$88,977 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$79,314 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$75,281 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$75,080 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out

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