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Bachelor's+14% vs national median37 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Ranked 12th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,066
middle 50%: $23,121 – $39,196
Median · 5 years out
$62,224
middle 50%: $51,789 – $78,843
Median · 10 years out
$77,524
middle 50%: $62,075 – $110,004

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 University of Massachusetts - Amherst's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $31,066 one year after graduating, rising to $77,524 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 12th 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $9,063 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Arlington
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,620 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$64,046 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$63,979 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$63,284 · 5 yrs out
Framingham State University
$62,754 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$61,400 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$60,856 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,487 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$220,712 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$188,260 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$161,437 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$159,257 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$142,527 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$140,852 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$137,194 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$128,416 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$127,794 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$120,903 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,489 · 5 yrs out

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