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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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's associate program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $25,694 one year after graduating, rising to $37,379 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $33,604 for this field, ranking 160th 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
14.8 yrs
≈ $18,466 total interest

Same major at other universities

Trident Technical College
$29,046 · 5 yrs out
Black Hawk College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Blue Mountain Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana Delta Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Sauk Valley Community College
$28,787 · 5 yrs out
Moberly Area Community College
$28,680 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$28,584 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$28,584 · 5 yrs out
South Louisiana Community College
$28,584 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$28,511 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Tidewater Community College

Engineering (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$81,090 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$80,325 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$78,072 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$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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