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Certificate (under 1 year)+2% vs national median96 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Central Texas College District

Ranked 41st of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,870
middle 50%: $21,664 – $32,705
Median · 5 years out
$34,280
middle 50%: $26,170 – $44,295
Median · 10 years out
$38,355
middle 50%: $31,219 – $49,855

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

Graduates of Central Texas College District's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $26,870 one year after graduating, rising to $38,355 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 41st of 122 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
13.3 yrs
≈ $15,926 total interest

Same major at other universities

Houston Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$34,480 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$34,421 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$34,399 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$34,388 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$34,312 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$34,188 · 5 yrs out
Del Mar College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$33,752 · 5 yrs out
Western Oklahoma State College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Central Texas College District

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$81,750 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Certificate)
$78,948 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$77,289 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,917 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration (Associate)
$69,154 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Certificate)
$65,081 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Certificate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration (Certificate)
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$61,332 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Certificate)
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$59,754 · 5 yrs out

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