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Bachelor's+28% vs national median134 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Texas at Austin

Ranked 2nd of 48 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$46,465
middle 50%: $31,758 – $56,312
Median · 5 years out
$65,035
middle 50%: $45,000 – $90,646
Median · 10 years out
$83,018
middle 50%: $60,775 – $128,416

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 University of Texas at Austin's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General earn a median $46,465 one year after graduating, rising to $83,018 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 28% above the national median of $50,820 for this field, ranking 2nd 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?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,278 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas Woman's University
$65,307 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,487 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,371 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$58,450 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$57,663 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Texas at Austin

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$215,480 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$206,592 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$182,751 · 5 yrs out
Legal Professions and Studies (Doctorate)
$179,117 · 5 yrs out
Law (Doctorate)
$179,117 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$173,536 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$167,891 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$164,408 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$160,721 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$159,387 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$156,021 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$147,611 · 5 yrs out

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