Certificate (under 1 year)-13% vs national median211 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Trident Technical College
Ranked 87th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,407
middle 50%: $20,640 – $32,871
Median · 5 years out
$29,214
middle 50%: $23,771 – $37,454
Median · 10 years out
$32,038
middle 50%: $25,644 – $41,070
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Family and consumer sciences certificate holders earn a median $26k in their first year. Earnings grow to $29k after five years and $32k 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?
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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
16.3 yrs
≈ $19,670 total interest
Same major at other universities
Western Iowa Tech Community College
$30,087 · 5 yrs out
Temple College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$29,839 · 5 yrs out
Saint Philip's College
$29,791 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$29,704 · 5 yrs out
South Suburban College
$29,688 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
York Technical College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$28,850 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out
Spartanburg Community College
$28,787 · 5 yrs out
South Texas College
$28,703 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Trident Technical College
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$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
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$80,008 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$78,415 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Air Transportation (Certificate)
$75,035 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,986 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,635 · 5 yrs out
Transportation and Materials Moving (Certificate)
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$72,871 · 5 yrs out
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