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Bachelor's+12% vs national median276 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at James Madison University

Ranked 17th of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,542
middle 50%: $23,119 – $39,731
Median · 5 years out
$60,856
middle 50%: $48,125 – $73,588
Median · 10 years out
$73,228
middle 50%: $55,287 – $90,582

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of James Madison University's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $29,542 one year after graduating, rising to $73,228 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 17th of 141 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $9,387 total interest

Same major at other universities

Framingham State University
$62,754 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
University of the District of Columbia
$62,007 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$61,400 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$61,167 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$60,487 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$59,925 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$59,243 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$58,219 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,971 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$57,756 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at James Madison University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,041 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$113,393 · 5 yrs out
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor's)
$109,323 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$108,391 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$107,900 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$105,157 · 5 yrs out
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor's)
$101,995 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$101,563 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$97,528 · 5 yrs out
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's)
$97,305 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$94,450 · 5 yrs out

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