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Master's+3% vs national median35 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Ranked 28th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$59,848
middle 50%: $43,722 – $71,298
Median · 5 years out
$66,382
middle 50%: $53,814 – $81,671
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $49,171 – $87,772

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $59,848 one year after graduating, rising to $62,818 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 28th 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.

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Same major at other universities

Ohio State University (The)
$67,449 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$67,222 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$66,999 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
National Louis University
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$66,184 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$66,157 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,669 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Engineering (Doctorate)
$148,888 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$125,457 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$118,804 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$115,585 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$115,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$111,205 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,913 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,565 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$102,021 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$101,094 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$95,590 · 5 yrs out

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