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
Same major at other universities
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
$40,067 · 5 yrs out
Nicholls State University
$39,998 · 5 yrs out
Dakota County Technical College
$39,688 · 5 yrs out
Heartland Community College
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
Massasoit Community College
$39,618 · 5 yrs out
Tulsa Community College
$39,593 · 5 yrs out
Western Texas College
$39,425 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Altoona
$39,310 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$39,242 · 5 yrs out
Saint Paul College - A Community & Technical College
$39,014 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$38,929 · 5 yrs out
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$105,430 · 5 yrs out
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$103,697 · 5 yrs out
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$100,794 · 5 yrs out
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$95,510 · 5 yrs out
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$95,189 · 5 yrs out
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$95,189 · 5 yrs out
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$92,628 · 5 yrs out
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$86,785 · 5 yrs out
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$83,557 · 5 yrs out
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$81,671 · 5 yrs out
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