Certificate (under 1 year)-24% vs national median270 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at El Paso Community College
Ranked 113th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$24,523
middle 50%: $19,188 – $28,936
Median · 5 years out
$25,473
middle 50%: $21,163 – $29,963
Median · 10 years out
$28,003
middle 50%: $22,464 – $37,385
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
El Paso Community College offers certificates in Family and Consumer Sciences with a $25k median first-year salary. Ten-year median earnings settle at $28k.
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
20.5 yrs
≈ $25,182 total interest
Same major at other universities
Rend Lake College
$27,394 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Technical College
$26,777 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$26,606 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$26,411 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
$25,937 · 5 yrs out
Tri-County Technical College
$25,818 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$25,793 · 5 yrs out
Florence - Darlington Technical College
$25,306 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$25,250 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$24,755 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$24,637 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Technical College
$24,348 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at El Paso Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$85,722 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$77,857 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,598 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$69,348 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$69,240 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$67,497 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,247 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$65,717 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$65,502 · 5 yrs out
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