Bachelor's+20% vs national median194 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 7th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,591
middle 50%: $26,890 – $51,789
Median · 5 years out
$65,620
middle 50%: $48,381 – $82,576
Median · 10 years out
$71,899
middle 50%: $53,848 – $90,366
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Family and Consumer Sciences graduates earn $36k in their first year. Median earnings reach $72k after a decade.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,325 total interest
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$62,754 · 5 yrs out
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$62,224 · 5 yrs out
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$62,007 · 5 yrs out
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