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Bachelor's+3% vs national median396 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Sam Houston State University

Ranked 32nd of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,414
middle 50%: $27,484 – $47,200
Median · 5 years out
$55,958
middle 50%: $41,255 – $68,197
Median · 10 years out
$64,849
middle 50%: $50,453 – $77,146

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of Sam Houston State University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $35,414 one year after graduating, rising to $64,849 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 32nd of 141 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,210 total interest

Same major at other universities

Ohio State University (The)
$57,260 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$56,858 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$56,449 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Joseph
$56,272 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$55,987 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$55,875 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Texas Southern University
$55,100 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$54,932 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$54,785 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$54,675 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sam Houston State University

Psychology (Doctorate)
$115,506 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,971 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$107,743 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$104,899 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)
$94,427 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Doctorate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$90,139 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$90,083 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$86,568 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$83,343 · 5 yrs out

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