Associate+9% vs national median199 grads tracked
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Del Mar College
Ranked 58th of 198 associate programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,173
middle 50%: $26,039 – $40,376
Median · 5 years out
$36,346
middle 50%: $29,358 – $41,612
Median · 10 years out
$39,163
middle 50%: $28,366 – $49,582
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Human Development associate graduates earn a median of $33k in year one. Ten-year median earnings are $39k.
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
11.8 yrs
≈ $13,594 total interest
Same major at other universities
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
$36,936 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$36,846 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College
$36,674 · 5 yrs out
San Antonio College
$36,505 · 5 yrs out
Odessa College
$36,395 · 5 yrs out
Dutchess Community College
$36,353 · 5 yrs out
Central Texas College District
$36,215 · 5 yrs out
Wharton County Junior College
$36,110 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$35,872 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
$35,757 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
$35,693 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
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$116,020 · 5 yrs out
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$112,512 · 5 yrs out
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$101,251 · 5 yrs out
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$99,192 · 5 yrs out
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$93,589 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$85,617 · 5 yrs out
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$79,787 · 5 yrs out
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$75,855 · 5 yrs out
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$75,063 · 5 yrs out
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$74,110 · 5 yrs out
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