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Associate+18% vs national median399 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

Ranked 32nd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,544
middle 50%: $27,291 – $43,617
Median · 5 years out
$39,575
middle 50%: $30,791 – $55,369
Median · 10 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $34,351 – $75,329

Salary trajectory

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

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

Northern Virginia Community College family sciences associates earn $35k initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $54k.

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
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,744 total interest

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