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Master's+12% vs national median195 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 16th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$62,682
middle 50%: $45,615 – $73,970
Median · 5 years out
$72,728
middle 50%: $57,025 – $85,980
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $65,534 – $100,527

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 CUNY Brooklyn College's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $62,682 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 16th 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,661 total interest

Same major at other universities

Utah State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$77,193 · 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
Purdue University Northwest
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$70,090 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$67,449 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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