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Master's+4% vs national median242 grads tracked

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

Ranked 21st of 71 master's programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$53,883
middle 50%: $34,018 – $70,057
Median · 5 years out
$67,570
middle 50%: $53,243 – $84,962
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $56,170 – $99,674

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 - Stout's master's program in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences earn a median $53,883 one year after graduating, rising to $72,585 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $64,718 for this field, ranking 21st 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
5.9 yrs
≈ $6,517 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
Ohio State University (The)
$67,449 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$67,343 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$67,254 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$67,222 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$66,999 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$66,937 · 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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