Bachelor's+5% vs national median8,577 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Ohio State University (The)
Ranked 26th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,848
middle 50%: $26,573 – $48,608
Median · 5 years out
$57,260
middle 50%: $43,265 – $73,869
Median · 10 years out
$70,706
middle 50%: $52,784 – $96,480
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 in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median of $37k in their first year. Salaries rise to $71k by the tenth year of employment.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,873 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$59,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$58,219 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,971 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,756 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$57,324 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$56,858 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$56,449 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$55,987 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$55,958 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Ohio State University (The)
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$187,241 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$168,256 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$163,027 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$161,330 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,518 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$147,582 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$142,871 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$139,336 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$137,127 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Doctorate)
$131,379 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor's)
$123,938 · 5 yrs out
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