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Master's+2% vs national median44 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 33rd of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$60,837
middle 50%: $37,592 – $105,332
Median · 5 years out
$65,986
middle 50%: $44,624 – $80,595
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $60,837 one year after graduating, rising to $65,986 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 33rd 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.

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
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,038 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Commonwealth University
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$66,382 · 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 Illinois Chicago
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$64,696 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$63,874 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out

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