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Master's+14% vs national median88 grads tracked

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ranked 13th of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$48,736
middle 50%: $37,592 – $63,346
Median · 5 years out
$73,958
middle 50%: $53,107 – $96,354
Median · 10 years out
$86,367
middle 50%: $60,696 – $125,550

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 University of Wisconsin - Madison's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $48,736 one year after graduating, rising to $86,367 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 14% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 13th 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.

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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
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,639 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$77,430 · 5 yrs out
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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$73,832 · 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

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$227,440 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$191,060 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$179,858 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$176,530 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,901 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$153,036 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$143,232 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$140,310 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$139,926 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$134,767 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$133,218 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$127,595 · 5 yrs out

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