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Bachelor's-4% vs national median3,009 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Ohio University

Ranked 48th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,249
middle 50%: $27,721 – $47,624
Median · 5 years out
$52,322
middle 50%: $41,305 – $65,661
Median · 10 years out
$63,300
middle 50%: $47,939 – $82,885

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 Ohio University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $37,249 one year after graduating, rising to $63,300 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 48th 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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Paid off in
8 yrs
≈ $9,369 total interest

Same major at other universities

Winthrop University
$54,178 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$54,178 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$52,774 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$52,583 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$52,401 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$52,161 · 5 yrs out
Goodwin University
$51,737 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$51,665 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University
$51,660 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$51,613 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$51,484 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Ohio University

Medicine (Doctorate)
$196,708 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$162,461 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$130,918 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$112,107 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$111,028 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$110,763 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$109,817 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$103,276 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,169 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Certificate)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out

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