Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median250 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Tarrant County College District
Ranked 30th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,187
middle 50%: $23,020 – $38,729
Median · 5 years out
$35,253
middle 50%: $28,031 – $48,544
Median · 10 years out
$37,592
middle 50%: $28,488 – $47,726
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
Certificate holders in Family and Consumer Sciences earn a median of $30k initially. Earnings grow to $35k by year five and $38k by year 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
≈ $14,825 total interest
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$36,674 · 5 yrs out
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$36,427 · 5 yrs out
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$36,043 · 5 yrs out
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$35,940 · 5 yrs out
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$35,940 · 5 yrs out
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$35,626 · 5 yrs out
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$35,207 · 5 yrs out
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$35,036 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$34,886 · 5 yrs out
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$34,840 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J. Daley College
$34,480 · 5 yrs out
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$110,938 · 5 yrs out
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$88,103 · 5 yrs out
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$85,733 · 5 yrs out
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$81,164 · 5 yrs out
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$80,595 · 5 yrs out
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$79,409 · 5 yrs out
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$79,409 · 5 yrs out
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$76,921 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$75,919 · 5 yrs out
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$74,031 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Certificate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
Geography and Cartography (Certificate)
$73,347 · 5 yrs out
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