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Certificate (1-2 years)+2% vs national median97 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Metropolitan Community College

Ranked 30th of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,910
middle 50%: $23,241 – $34,473
Median · 5 years out
$34,002
middle 50%: $25,504 – $42,822
Median · 10 years out
$34,351
middle 50%: $26,890 – $43,047

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Metropolitan Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $27,910 one year after graduating, rising to $34,351 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 30th of 74 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
14.1 yrs
≈ $16,423 total interest

Same major at other universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$36,063 · 5 yrs out
Southeast Technical College
$35,840 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Tunxis Community College
$35,553 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$33,505 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$33,405 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Pikes Peak State College
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$33,209 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Metropolitan Community College

Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,913 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$75,689 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$72,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,337 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,298 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$67,204 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,726 · 5 yrs out

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