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Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median127 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City

Ranked 53rd of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,989
middle 50%: $21,168 – $32,509
Median · 5 years out
$30,005
middle 50%: $23,840 – $41,115
Median · 10 years out
$32,557
middle 50%: $25,431 – $40,568

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Certificate holders in Family and Consumer Sciences at Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City start with a median salary of $26k. Earnings grow to $30k after five years and $33k 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
16 yrs
≈ $19,259 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kankakee Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$30,351 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$30,165 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$29,439 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,934 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$69,779 · 5 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,387 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,993 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$55,546 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate)
$46,497 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Associate)
$43,047 · 5 yrs out

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