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Associate-13% vs national median319 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Erie Community College

Ranked 152nd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,311
middle 50%: $20,452 – $32,975
Median · 5 years out
$29,249
middle 50%: $22,731 – $38,258
Median · 10 years out
$37,811
middle 50%: $28,007 – $49,171

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Erie Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $26,311 one year after graduating, rising to $37,811 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 152nd of 207 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
14.5 yrs
≈ $18,028 total interest

Same major at other universities

Highland Community College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$29,681 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$29,502 · 5 yrs out
Morton College
$29,388 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Shore Community College
$29,296 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$29,179 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$29,046 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Erie Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$106,721 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,919 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$69,509 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,740 · 5 yrs out

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