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Bachelor's-24% vs national median309 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Pennsylvania State University (The) - Scranton

Ranked 126th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,933
middle 50%: $23,652 – $38,107
Median · 5 years out
$41,464
middle 50%: $32,164 – $50,719
Median · 10 years out
$47,856
middle 50%: $35,677 – $62,132

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

Family and Consumer Sciences graduates at Penn State Scranton earn $29,933 in their first year. Median salaries reach $47,856 after ten years.

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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.4 yrs
≈ $12,501 total interest

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