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Associate-20% vs national median231 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Piedmont Technical College

Ranked 192nd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$25,150
middle 50%: $19,787 – $30,399
Median · 5 years out
$27,049
middle 50%: $22,155 – $33,408
Median · 10 years out
$29,410
middle 50%: $23,610 – $39,808

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 Piedmont Technical College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $25,150 one year after graduating, rising to $29,410 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 192nd 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
18.7 yrs
≈ $22,713 total interest

Same major at other universities

Northwest Technical College - Bemidji
$27,237 · 5 yrs out
Lake Land College
$27,237 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson Community College
$27,134 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Gateway Community College
$27,134 · 5 yrs out
North Central State College
$27,110 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$27,104 · 5 yrs out
Zane State College
$26,890 · 5 yrs out
John A. Logan College
$26,659 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at Piedmont Technical College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,356 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$72,042 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,734 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,723 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,616 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,021 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$59,222 · 5 yrs out

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