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Associate-26% vs national median58 grads tracked

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

Ranked 203rd of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,197
middle 50%: $20,659 – $32,438
Median · 5 years out
$24,926
middle 50%: $19,154 – $30,926
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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

Graduates of Southwest Virginia Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $26,197 one year after graduating, rising to $24,926 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 26% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 203rd of 207 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
23.1 yrs
≈ $27,656 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trinidad State College
$26,122 · 5 yrs out
Denmark Technical College
$26,032 · 5 yrs out
Washington State Community College
$25,924 · 5 yrs out
Central Carolina Technical College
$25,889 · 5 yrs out
Aiken Technical College
$25,740 · 5 yrs out
Rend Lake College
$25,687 · 5 yrs out
Mineral Area College
$24,893 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Wabash Valley College
$24,281 · 5 yrs out
Southeastern Illinois College
$24,266 · 5 yrs out
John Wood Community College
$23,929 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southwest Virginia Community College

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate)
$62,224 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$61,216 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate)
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$57,094 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$56,642 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$52,698 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$51,441 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$50,591 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$50,183 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$48,487 · 5 yrs out

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