Certificate (under 1 year)+2% vs national median297 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at San Jacinto Community College District
Ranked 42nd of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,666
middle 50%: $22,233 – $36,310
Median · 5 years out
$34,188
middle 50%: $26,100 – $47,611
Median · 10 years out
$39,655
middle 50%: $28,735 – $55,086
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
San Jacinto Community College graduates in Family and Consumer Sciences start with a $29k median salary. Earnings grow to $34k after five years and $40k after ten.
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
12.8 yrs
≈ $15,282 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Del Mar College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Denver
$34,040 · 5 yrs out
Oakton College
$33,752 · 5 yrs out
Western Oklahoma State College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
Lone Star College System
$33,536 · 5 yrs out
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$133,193 · 5 yrs out
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$133,193 · 5 yrs out
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$127,690 · 5 yrs out
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$127,690 · 5 yrs out
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$117,996 · 5 yrs out
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$114,049 · 5 yrs out
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$103,997 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$92,768 · 5 yrs out
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$89,645 · 5 yrs out
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$85,664 · 5 yrs out
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$85,364 · 5 yrs out
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