Master's+19% vs national median237 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Ranked 11th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$63,681
middle 50%: $44,737 – $98,992
Median · 5 years out
$77,193
middle 50%: $54,836 – $109,381
Median · 10 years out
$89,880
middle 50%: $58,858 – $122,926
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
Family and Consumer Sciences master's graduates at Saint Mary's University earn a median of $64k in year one. By year ten, pay hits $90k.
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
5.1 yrs
≈ $5,463 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$79,418 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$77,430 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$72,831 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$72,728 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
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$120,619 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,807 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$110,151 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,069 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,435 · 5 yrs out
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$102,435 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$100,774 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Bachelor's)
$97,037 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's)
$97,037 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$96,105 · 5 yrs out
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