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Associate-23% vs national median120 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Aiken Technical College

Ranked 201st of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$22,522
middle 50%: $17,597 – $27,357
Median · 5 years out
$25,740
middle 50%: $21,431 – $31,114
Median · 10 years out
$24,498
middle 50%: $19,413 – $28,522

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 Aiken Technical College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $22,522 one year after graduating, rising to $24,498 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 23% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 201st 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
24.6 yrs
≈ $30,288 total interest

Same major at other universities

Danville Community College
$26,571 · 5 yrs out
Williamsburg Technical College
$26,197 · 5 yrs out
Trinidad State College
$26,122 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$26,032 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$25,924 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$25,889 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$25,687 · 5 yrs out
Southwest Virginia Community College
$24,926 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$24,893 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$24,281 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$24,266 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$23,929 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Aiken Technical College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$88,614 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,362 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$77,141 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$75,708 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,376 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$69,917 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$69,400 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,798 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,985 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out

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