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Master's+20% vs national median135 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at CUNY Lehman College

Ranked 7th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$68,978
middle 50%: $52,419 – $80,563
Median · 5 years out
$77,430
middle 50%: $62,818 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$91,143
middle 50%: $77,193 – $117,867

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 Lehman College's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $68,978 one year after graduating, rising to $91,143 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 7th 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
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,131 total interest

Same major at other universities

Framingham State University
$91,284 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
University of Bridgeport
$83,054 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$79,418 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at CUNY Lehman College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$120,368 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$118,745 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$113,650 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$111,686 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$102,363 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$91,385 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$90,454 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$88,262 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$86,849 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,604 · 5 yrs out

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