Master's0% vs national median183 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Winthrop University
Ranked 38th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$46,161
middle 50%: $30,722 – $58,140
Median · 5 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $53,626 – $77,666
Median · 10 years out
$65,534
middle 50%: $47,802 – $79,787
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median starting salary of $46k. Ten-year earnings typically reach $66k.
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
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,373 total interest
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$66,184 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$66,157 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
South Dakota State University
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$64,696 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$64,578 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$63,769 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$63,113 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$62,571 · 5 yrs out
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$82,573 · 5 yrs out
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$60,257 · 5 yrs out
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