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Certificate (1-2 years)-16% vs national median37 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Spartanburg Community College

Ranked 63rd of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,409
middle 50%: $19,889 – $27,784
Median · 5 years out
$27,886
middle 50%: $23,013 – $34,107
Median · 10 years out
$30,143
middle 50%: $24,348 – $40,342

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Spartanburg Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $24,409 one year after graduating, rising to $30,143 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 63rd of 74 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?

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
18.2 yrs
≈ $22,125 total interest

Same major at other universities

Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$28,604 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$28,584 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$27,937 · 5 yrs out
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$27,848 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$27,814 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$27,814 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$27,338 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$26,989 · 5 yrs out
Northeast Iowa Community College
$26,989 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Spartanburg Community College

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,626 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,768 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$67,008 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,124 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,849 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,105 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,948 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$59,422 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,273 · 5 yrs out

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