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Certificate (under 1 year)-15% vs national median127 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Western Texas College

Ranked 99th of 122 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$27,569
middle 50%: $22,887 – $33,323
Median · 5 years out
$28,338
middle 50%: $23,455 – $36,215
Median · 10 years out
$29,336
middle 50%: $24,059 – $42,709

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

Graduates of Western Texas College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $27,569 one year after graduating, rising to $29,336 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $33,536 for this field, ranking 99th of 122 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
17.7 yrs
≈ $20,790 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Texas College
$28,703 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$28,668 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$28,561 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$28,474 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$28,392 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$28,357 · 5 yrs out
Richland Community College
$28,260 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$28,054 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$27,764 · 5 yrs out
Horry - Georgetown Technical College
$27,759 · 5 yrs out
Laredo College
$27,420 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$27,394 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Texas College

Construction Trades (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$53,343 · 5 yrs out
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Associate)
$52,283 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields (Associate)
$47,297 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate)
$46,249 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$45,751 · 5 yrs out

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