WhatGradsMake
Associate+2% vs national median175 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Coastal Bend College

Ranked 83rd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,390
middle 50%: $24,951 – $38,322
Median · 5 years out
$34,252
middle 50%: $26,639 – $39,907
Median · 10 years out
$36,412
middle 50%: $28,787 – $44,129

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 Coastal Bend College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $31,390 one year after graduating, rising to $36,412 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 83rd 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?

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
13 yrs
≈ $14,978 total interest

Same major at other universities

Other majors at Coastal Bend College

Related fields of study