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Bachelor's+27% vs national median698 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Fashion Institute of Technology

Ranked 3rd of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,715
middle 50%: $39,104 – $61,556
Median · 5 years out
$69,284
middle 50%: $51,452 – $90,395
Median · 10 years out
$78,249
middle 50%: $55,078 – $109,494

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

Graduates of Fashion Institute of Technology's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $50,715 one year after graduating, rising to $78,249 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 27% above the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 3rd of 141 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.

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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 yrs
≈ $6,694 total interest

Same major at other universities

New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
$96,936 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$70,813 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,796 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$66,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$65,620 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$64,046 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$63,979 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fashion Institute of Technology

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$172,360 · 5 yrs out
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)
$76,730 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$76,045 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)
$74,419 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$73,157 · 5 yrs out
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor's)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$70,659 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,365 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$69,411 · 5 yrs out
Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor's)
$69,284 · 5 yrs out

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