Associate+94% vs national median351 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Fashion Institute of Technology
Ranked 1st of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,116
middle 50%: $22,692 – $49,598
Median · 5 years out
$65,240
middle 50%: $48,795 – $81,142
Median · 10 years out
$81,671
middle 50%: $54,709 – $109,403
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
Fashion Institute of Technology's Family and Consumer Sciences program offers a $33k median first-year salary. Earnings climb to $65k by year five and $82k by year ten.
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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Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,579 total interest
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$43,047 · 5 yrs out
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$42,371 · 5 yrs out
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$41,887 · 5 yrs out
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$172,360 · 5 yrs out
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$76,730 · 5 yrs out
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$76,393 · 5 yrs out
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$70,365 · 5 yrs out
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$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out
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