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Associate-1% vs national median644 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Columbus State Community College

Ranked 99th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,962
middle 50%: $24,198 – $37,230
Median · 5 years out
$33,346
middle 50%: $26,138 – $42,577
Median · 10 years out
$38,196
middle 50%: $29,987 – $50,297

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 Columbus State Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $29,962 one year after graduating, rising to $38,196 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 99th 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
13 yrs
≈ $15,400 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northern Oklahoma College
$33,772 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$33,727 · 5 yrs out
South Plains College
$33,722 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
$33,620 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$33,604 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
$33,372 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$33,291 · 5 yrs out
Orange County Community College
$33,275 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$33,275 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$33,271 · 5 yrs out
Angelina College
$33,220 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$33,135 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Columbus State Community College

Computer and Information Sciences, General (Certificate)
$89,645 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,977 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$74,924 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$74,391 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,211 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$71,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$70,698 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$68,521 · 5 yrs out

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