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Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median57 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Onondaga Community College

Ranked 51st of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,044
middle 50%: $18,472 – $29,458
Median · 5 years out
$30,143
middle 50%: $23,193 – $36,980
Median · 10 years out
$33,536
middle 50%: $25,504 – $62,818

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Onondaga Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $24,044 one year after graduating, rising to $33,536 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 51st of 74 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
16 yrs
≈ $19,611 total interest

Same major at other universities

Virginia Peninsula Community College
$31,513 · 5 yrs out
Rockland Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$31,227 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oklahoma State College
$30,437 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$30,351 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$30,165 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$30,005 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$29,458 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$29,439 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Onondaga Community College

Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$117,305 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$102,529 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$83,758 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,885 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$76,611 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,611 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$70,135 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out

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