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Certificate (1-2 years)-12% vs national median109 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Tidewater Community College

Ranked 55th of 74 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,746
middle 50%: $18,746 – $31,497
Median · 5 years out
$29,458
middle 50%: $23,548 – $42,295
Median · 10 years out
$37,592
middle 50%: $29,996 – $60,590

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Tidewater Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $24,746 one year after graduating, rising to $37,592 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $33,372 for this field, ranking 55th of 74 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
≈ $18,511 total interest

Same major at other universities

Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$30,351 · 5 yrs out
Indian Hills Community College
$30,165 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$30,143 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$30,037 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at Shreveport - Bossier City
$30,005 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$29,948 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Lakes Community College
$29,439 · 5 yrs out
Lane Community College
$29,195 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$28,969 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$28,805 · 5 yrs out
Trident Technical College
$28,604 · 5 yrs out
Adirondack Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$28,584 · 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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