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Certificate (1-2 years)-8% vs national median279 grads tracked

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Saint Louis Community College

Ranked 49th of 70 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,834
middle 50%: $21,874 – $33,487
Median · 5 years out
$29,948
middle 50%: $24,084 – $36,393
Median · 10 years out
$33,861
middle 50%: $26,371 – $44,579

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Saint Louis Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services earn a median $26,834 one year after graduating, rising to $33,861 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $32,534 for this field, ranking 49th of 70 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
15.4 yrs
≈ $18,566 total interest

Same major at other universities

Kankakee Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$30,570 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$30,351 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$30,165 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$29,681 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$29,439 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Saint Louis Community College

Fire Protection (Associate)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$84,962 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,204 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$68,169 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,045 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$67,646 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$66,779 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out

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