Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies
31 colleges offer Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies in the College Scorecard data. Graduates leave with an average federal debt of $34,784, from $15,038 at the lowest program to $83,563 at the highest. One year after graduating they earn $35,183 on average, from $27,193 at the lowest program to $47,195 at the highest.
Is a Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies degree worth it?
Across 20 bachelor's programs that report earnings, the median pays its graduates $33,139 a year after graduation, and the middle half pay between $29,330 and $40,532. The median for all majors is $37,050. At the median program, graduates who borrowed owe $21,989. Debt is 0.66x first-year earnings, which ranks 52nd of 147 majors, where 1st carries the least debt for the pay.
These are earnings one year after graduating, for students who received federal aid. Majors that lead to graduate school, or to careers that start slowly, look worse here than they will ten years on.
Details
- Number of Offering Colleges: 31
- Average Debt on Graduation: $34,784
- Expected Earnings 1 Year After: $35,183
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Debt Mean
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Average federal loan debt at graduation — can be skewed by outliers, unlike the median
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Debt Median
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Median federal loan debt at graduation — the middle value, less affected by extreme outliers
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Earnings ▼
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Median earnings 1 year after graduation for this major
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| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Carson-Newman University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Walsh University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ohio University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Akron Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Maryland-College Park | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ashford University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Delaware State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| University of Arizona | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Bachelor's Degree | $23,980 | $19,025 | $27,193 |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,063 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Bachelor's Degree | $15,038 | $10,482 | $28,099 |
| Tennessee State University | Bachelor's Degree | $20,740 | $15,500 | $28,266 |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney | Bachelor's Degree | $19,889 | No data | $28,393 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Bachelor's Degree | $32,797 | $22,796 | $29,642 |
| Virginia State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,141 |
| Texas State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $30,224 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | $38,772 | $25,871 | $31,703 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Bachelor's Degree | $38,772 | $25,871 | $31,703 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | Bachelor's Degree | $31,401 | $21,182 | $34,575 |
| South Dakota State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,450 |
| Iowa State University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $37,468 |
| The University of Alabama | Bachelor's Degree | $83,563 | No data | $39,629 |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus | Bachelor's Degree | $39,709 | $32,010 | $40,172 |
| University of Georgia | Bachelor's Degree | $23,976 | $16,853 | $41,613 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $42,988 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | Bachelor's Degree | $48,766 | $46,919 | $43,998 |
| Texas Tech University | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,136 |
| University of Utah | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $47,195 |