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Bachelor's-4% vs national median50 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University

Ranked 27th of 48 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,841
middle 50%: $26,038 – $44,592
Median · 5 years out
$48,878
middle 50%: $28,536 – $61,218
Median · 10 years out
$52,165
middle 50%: $34,107 – $70,489

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General earn a median $36,841 one year after graduating, rising to $52,165 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% below the national median of $50,820 for this field, ranking 27th of 48 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $9,982 total interest

Same major at other universities

Minnesota State University, Mankato
$50,820 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$50,407 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$49,774 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$49,673 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Illinois University
$49,226 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$48,840 · 5 yrs out
Bridgewater College
$47,750 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$46,860 · 5 yrs out
McNeese State University
$45,848 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$44,919 · 5 yrs out
Southern Utah University
$44,638 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$131,669 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,855 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,907 · 5 yrs out
Chemical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$104,538 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$103,617 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,286 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$99,690 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$96,962 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$96,791 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$88,110 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,170 · 5 yrs out

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