Certificate (under 1 year)+3% vs national median216 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Houston Community College
Ranked 35th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,531
middle 50%: $25,850 – $43,948
Median · 5 years out
$34,573
middle 50%: $26,453 – $43,765
Median · 10 years out
$40,465
middle 50%: $31,328 – $51,137
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
Family and Consumer Sciences certificate holders at Houston Community College earn a median $34.5k initially. Median earnings are $34.6k after five years.
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
≈ $13,622 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of the Mainland
$35,626 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$35,253 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$35,207 · 5 yrs out
Brazosport College
$35,036 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$34,886 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$34,840 · 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
Central Texas College District
$34,280 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Houston Community College
Fire Protection (Associate)
$124,854 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$99,334 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$97,476 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$93,807 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Engineering Science (Associate)
$87,244 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$85,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$84,025 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$82,991 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$80,200 · 5 yrs out
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