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Bachelor's-8% vs national median1,695 grads tracked

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

Ranked 63rd of 141 bachelor's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$36,486
middle 50%: $27,089 – $46,893
Median · 5 years out
$50,246
middle 50%: $37,692 – $64,753
Median · 10 years out
$58,488
middle 50%: $43,977 – $78,320

Salary trajectory

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

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

Graduates of University of Wisconsin - Stout's bachelor's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $36,486 one year after graduating, rising to $58,488 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $54,575 for this field, ranking 63rd of 141 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
8.4 yrs
≈ $9,763 total interest

Same major at other universities

South Dakota State University
$51,154 · 5 yrs out
Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University
$50,985 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$50,820 · 5 yrs out
Penn State World Campus
$50,802 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$50,609 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$50,407 · 5 yrs out
Southern University at New Orleans
$50,083 · 5 yrs out
Virginia State University
$49,896 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$49,783 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$49,698 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Tarleton State University
$49,354 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Wisconsin - Stout

Engineering (Master's)
$124,276 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$100,747 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Master's)
$99,703 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Fields (Bachelor's)
$91,733 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$90,327 · 5 yrs out
Polymer/Plastics Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,880 · 5 yrs out
Construction Management (Bachelor's)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$89,067 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$88,708 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$88,374 · 5 yrs out

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