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Bachelor's-16% vs national median2,007 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Kent State University

Ranked 97th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,586
middle 50%: $24,922 – $41,016
Median · 5 years out
$45,988
middle 50%: $35,355 – $57,682
Median · 10 years out
$54,671
middle 50%: $41,032 – $72,993

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 Kent State University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $32,586 one year after graduating, rising to $54,671 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 97th 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
9.3 yrs
≈ $10,995 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$46,978 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
$46,967 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$46,944 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$46,860 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$46,488 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$46,032 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$45,866 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$45,848 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$45,339 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Tech University
$45,020 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$44,976 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$44,951 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Kent State University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$150,471 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,244 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$122,007 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$105,290 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,744 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$93,589 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$92,964 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$92,921 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,996 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$89,527 · 5 yrs out

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