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Bachelor's+9% vs national median35 grads tracked

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Saint Olaf College

Ranked 16th of 97 bachelor's programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,680
middle 50%: $28,680 – $47,460
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $39,310 – $69,841
Median · 10 years out
$67,967
middle 50%: $49,855 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (bachelor's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Saint Olaf College's bachelor's program in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services earn a median $40,680 one year after graduating, rising to $67,967 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $49,741 for this field, ranking 16th of 97 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,734 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,658 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$56,954 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$55,875 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$55,697 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$55,292 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$54,485 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$53,191 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$53,020 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$52,531 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$51,819 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Olaf College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$85,545 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$78,045 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$76,166 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$72,148 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$68,702 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$67,022 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$65,735 · 5 yrs out

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