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Master's+14% vs national median345 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Ranked 14th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$52,939
middle 50%: $36,798 – $84,259
Median · 5 years out
$73,832
middle 50%: $52,322 – $108,135
Median · 10 years out
$93,054
middle 50%: $66,961 – $135,371

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (master's) graduates.

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

Graduates of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $52,939 one year after graduating, rising to $93,054 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 14th of 71 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
5.6 yrs
≈ $6,318 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Connecticut
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
$77,193 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$74,959 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$73,958 · 5 yrs out
Oregon State University
$72,831 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$72,728 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$71,671 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$70,090 · 5 yrs out
Appalachian State University
$67,887 · 5 yrs out
Lamar University
$67,675 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$160,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$155,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$148,193 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$132,072 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$130,533 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$129,123 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$125,251 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$121,443 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$119,838 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$116,512 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$109,749 · 5 yrs out

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