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Bachelor's-10% vs national median148 grads tracked

Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at Sam Houston State University

Ranked 32nd of 45 bachelor's programs in Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,077
middle 50%: $25,097 – $41,244
Median · 5 years out
$54,857
middle 50%: $41,297 – $68,327
Median · 10 years out
$68,098
middle 50%: $53,040 – $85,032

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (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 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services earn a median $32,077 one year after graduating, rising to $68,098 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% below the national median of $60,856 for this field, ranking 32nd of 45 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.

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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 yrs
≈ $9,716 total interest

Same major at other universities

Arizona State University
$57,986 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$57,372 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$56,631 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$56,330 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$55,997 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$55,978 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
Winthrop University
$54,178 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$53,243 · 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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