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Associate+1% vs national median77 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Howard County Junior College District

Ranked 85th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,573
middle 50%: $24,304 – $81,200
Median · 5 years out
$34,040
middle 50%: $26,921 – $44,398
Median · 10 years out
$42,596
middle 50%: $33,372 – $59,105

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 Howard County Junior College District's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $34,573 one year after graduating, rising to $42,596 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 1% above the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 85th 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?

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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
11.7 yrs
≈ $13,558 total interest

Same major at other universities

Iowa Valley Community College District
$34,596 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - York
$34,376 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$34,351 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - DuBois
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Coastal Bend College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
Clackamas Community College
$34,252 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$34,018 · 5 yrs out
Hudson Valley Community College
$34,008 · 5 yrs out
Navarro College
$34,002 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$33,947 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$33,937 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$33,861 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Howard County Junior College District

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$86,835 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$64,308 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$61,403 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$55,540 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$55,322 · 5 yrs out
Business/Commerce, General (Certificate)
$52,479 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Associate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out

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