Associate-14% vs national median305 grads tracked
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Tidewater Community College
Ranked 160th of 207 associate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,694
middle 50%: $20,188 – $31,818
Median · 5 years out
$28,925
middle 50%: $23,127 – $38,259
Median · 10 years out
$37,379
middle 50%: $28,796 – $52,283
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
Tidewater Community College graduates in family sciences earn a median of $26k in year one. Five-year median earnings are $29k.
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
14.8 yrs
≈ $18,466 total interest
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$28,511 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$81,090 · 5 yrs out
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$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
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$76,554 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$74,996 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,301 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$72,218 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$70,012 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
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