Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

38,478 students earn a human development, family studies, and related services credential each year across 937 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $33,654
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $45,407

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 286 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho619$21,6191 year out$24,381$12,250 2University of California-DavisDavis, California335—1 year out——3Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah266$25,3421 year out$30,899$11,250 4Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida246$29,6901 year out$53,416$20,000 5California State University-East BayHayward, California216$41,1951 year out$62,078$18,000 6Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia209$33,6541 year out$56,451$21,500 7Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas184$39,0961 year out$51,726$23,250 8Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey177$34,1091 year out—$25,250 9California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California171—1 year out$53,086—10Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon163$33,5431 year out$49,012$26,000 11Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah163$20,9711 year out—$13,500 12California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California163$31,1841 year out$49,769$17,193 13University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin158$34,1491 year out$55,416$21,250 14University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut145$31,6421 year out$56,312$23,059 15The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas144$33,1181 year out$62,473$21,500 16University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia135$31,3921 year out$49,018$23,466 17Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington135$39,8801 year out$48,017$24,019 18Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York118$36,2131 year out$55,183$19,500 19The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama117$30,2641 year out$44,281$25,000 20American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia110$34,3471 year out$42,229$36,275 21Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts107$33,6401 year out$53,557$27,000 22Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, California104$32,9571 year out$43,775$24,549 23North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota103$41,7171 year out$45,968$26,569 24University of HoustonHouston, Texas102$37,9641 year out$47,975$22,450 25University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois101$29,7621 year out$64,921$19,600 26Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio101$34,6101 year out$52,826$23,250 27Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma100$41,2431 year out$48,102$23,858 28California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California99$30,2051 year out$52,033$15,000 29University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina98$33,8781 year out$41,600$26,000 30University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona96$36,4451 year out$47,311$20,400 31Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut96$31,6271 year out$40,344$50,610 32The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee96$32,3001 year out$41,713$22,790 33The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona95$36,9441 year out$37,621$36,000 34Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas91$30,6191 year out$49,277$24,170 35University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland90$41,1571 year out$56,321$19,533 36Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York90$38,4011 year out$74,602$15,500 37Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York89—1 year out——38University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island88$34,2051 year out$47,043$25,000 39University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada87$35,3221 year out$49,802$21,875 40Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas86$34,2411 year out$44,784$25,000 41Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan86$35,3181 year out$46,739$27,209 42Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah85$26,5611 year out$33,968$16,573 43University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire84$32,1461 year out$49,608$27,000 44University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, Mississippi83$31,0201 year out$41,738$32,062 45Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio82$33,6431 year out$40,893$26,913 46Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan80$31,4341 year out$47,493$29,750 47California State University-FresnoFresno, California79—1 year out——48Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania79$34,0301 year out$44,563$28,000 49Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama72$30,5021 year out$44,084$25,000 50University of FloridaGainesville, Florida71$35,7591 year out$50,041$17,296 51California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California69$34,0891 year out—$12,408 52The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas65$26,8971 year out—$20,871 53Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas64$35,0471 year out$47,829$22,295 54Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois63$28,3421 year out$45,830$31,000 55Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah63—1 year out——56University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois60$36,7431 year out—$17,500 57Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia57$29,3871 year out$39,142$30,500 58Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon57$32,4811 year out$49,354$23,334 59Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana57$35,4361 year out$48,608$15,304 60National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois56$46,9541 year out$41,543$28,096 61South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota56$37,1231 year out$48,955$24,500 62Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California55$27,0371 year out$55,127$16,300 63University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, Louisiana55$29,0941 year out$37,104$28,250 64Pacific Oaks CollegePasadena, California54$39,0771 year out$50,248$27,715 65University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California53$33,4891 year out$63,343$19,342 66University of MaineOrono, Maine52$30,9831 year out$38,939$26,000 67Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan52$35,2091 year out$42,827$29,539 68University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri52$33,0151 year out$46,516$26,000 69East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina52$29,6071 year out$39,782$27,000 70Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio52$32,1751 year out$43,751$26,000 71Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana50$27,3731 year out—$31,000 72University of North TexasDenton, Texas50$34,4991 year out$44,287$19,500 73University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas48$31,7581 year out$46,816$21,500 74Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa48$36,3641 year out$45,407$24,958 75Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri46$32,7691 year out$37,512$25,000 76University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii45$36,0401 year out—$18,250 77Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts44$44,3451 year out$61,338$16,170 78Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi44$21,2431 year out—$27,500 79University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin44$37,0501 year out$45,358$27,000 80Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio42$38,9731 year out$46,446$27,000 81University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia42$34,5331 year out—$19,500 82Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota40$40,5931 year out$40,011$30,583 83State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York39—1 year out——84Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina39$30,0621 year out$44,147$18,935 85Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah39$35,8611 year out$37,526$18,792 86Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana37$29,5391 year out—$26,750 87Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas37—1 year out——88SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York36$36,1431 year out$50,885$23,250 89East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee35$33,3011 year out$40,594$20,032 90Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania34$34,0301 year out$44,563$28,000 91Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana33$26,5911 year out—$21,500 92University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma33$35,4911 year out$43,118$27,500 93Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania33—1 year out——94Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois32$33,6821 year out—$23,125 95Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia32$31,0831 year out$37,389$23,250 96University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa31$32,6141 year out$43,850$23,000 97Ferris State UniversityBig Rapids, Michigan31$35,2161 year out$35,302$25,769 98Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky30$27,5141 year out$41,462$28,964 99Baker CollegeOwosso, Michigan30$36,4941 year out$41,143$43,076 100University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, Missouri30$32,5741 year out$35,603$24,500

Associate programs — top 100 of 469 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut232$28,7451 year out$31,312$34,584 2Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho185—1 year out——3East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California175$10,0321 year out$26,519—4Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California136—1 year out——5Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California132—1 year out$30,470—6Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California106—1 year out——7Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California101—1 year out$31,944—8American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia98$16,5581 year out$27,395$21,782 9City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California95—1 year out$27,897—10Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California91—1 year out——11Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California89—1 year out——12El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California87—1 year out$35,881—13Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma79$33,1031 year out$29,026$15,287 14Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia79$27,7681 year out$31,603$17,500 15Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California77—1 year out——16Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California76—1 year out$29,964—17Fresno City CollegeFresno, California75$30,5191 year out$32,162—18Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California72—1 year out—$11,250 19Yuba CollegeMarysville, California72—1 year out$23,037—20Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California66$21,7941 year out——21San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California66—1 year out$31,494—22Merced CollegeMerced, California65—1 year out$21,220—23American River CollegeSacramento, California63—1 year out——24Citrus CollegeGlendora, California63—1 year out$32,000—25Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California61—1 year out——26Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California60—1 year out——27MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California59—1 year out——28Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California57—1 year out——29Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California56—1 year out——30Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California54—1 year out——31Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California52—1 year out——32Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee52—1 year out——33College of the SequoiasVisalia, California51$18,1581 year out——34De Anza CollegeCupertino, California47—1 year out——35Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California46—1 year out——36Merritt CollegeOakland, California45—1 year out$33,629—37Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico45$31,2561 year out$36,367$9,258 38Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi44—1 year out$21,358$20,502 39College of the DesertPalm Desert, California43—1 year out——40Reedley CollegeReedley, California43—1 year out——41Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California43—1 year out——42Shasta CollegeRedding, California43—1 year out——43SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York43—1 year out——44Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California41—1 year out$28,221—45Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida41$31,2951 year out—$13,272 46Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California40—1 year out——47College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California39—1 year out$29,188—48Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California39—1 year out——49Butte CollegeOroville, California38—1 year out——50Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California38—1 year out——51Sierra CollegeRocklin, California38—1 year out——52North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, Massachusetts37$34,9781 year out$40,058$9,622 53Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York37$28,8151 year out$29,664$8,216 54Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania37$30,9631 year out$29,108$21,375 55Blinn College DistrictBrenham, Texas37—1 year out——56Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California36—1 year out——57Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California36—1 year out——58Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California35—1 year out——59Ventura CollegeVentura, California35—1 year out$30,138—60Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi35$20,0691 year out$20,327$10,940 61Porterville CollegePorterville, California34—1 year out——62Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California34—1 year out$37,573—63Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia34$23,2391 year out$28,479$16,275 64West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California33—1 year out——65Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas33—1 year out——66Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California32—1 year out——67Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California32—1 year out——68Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California32—1 year out——69Taft CollegeTaft, California32—1 year out——70Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California31—1 year out——71Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California31—1 year out——72Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California30—1 year out——73Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California30—1 year out——74Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California29—1 year out——75Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California29—1 year out——76Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina29$25,2851 year out$24,422$22,291 77San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas29—1 year out——78Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California28—1 year out——79Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California28—1 year out——80Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania28$28,0781 year out$25,703$9,651 81Chabot CollegeHayward, California27—1 year out——82Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California27—1 year out——83Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California27—1 year out——84San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California27—1 year out——85Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut27—1 year out$38,120—86Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California26—1 year out——87Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California26—1 year out——88Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California26—1 year out——89Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma26$24,5171 year out$26,417$9,125 90Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas26—1 year out——91J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia26—1 year out$29,770—92Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California26$23,8601 year out——93Madera Community CollegeMadera, California26—1 year out——94Canada CollegeRedwood City, California25—1 year out——95College of the RedwoodsEureka, California25—1 year out$23,132—96Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California25—1 year out——97Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois25—1 year out——98Kellogg Community CollegeBattle Creek, Michigan25—1 year out——99College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada25—1 year out——100Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio25—1 year out——

Certificate programs — top 100 of 583 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1,111—1 year out——2Yuba CollegeMarysville, California384—1 year out——3Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California311—1 year out——4Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California307—1 year out——5College of the SequoiasVisalia, California251—1 year out——6Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California249—1 year out——7Fresno City CollegeFresno, California247—1 year out$30,305$8,000 8Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California223—1 year out——9Merritt CollegeOakland, California201—1 year out$38,728—10Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia197$24,0121 year out—$15,183 11Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico186—1 year out——12Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia183$34,0021 year out—$29,625 13Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California182$23,8631 year out—$6,630 14Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California166—1 year out——15Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California160—1 year out——16Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California157—1 year out——17Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California157—1 year out——18J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, Virginia148—1 year out$28,939—19Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia143$21,8891 year out—$11,000 20Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California140$15,8191 year out$25,835$9,136 21Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California139—1 year out$30,076$8,932 22Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterClearwater, Florida138—1 year out——23Lemoore CollegeLemoore, California137—1 year out$32,432$9,500 24Lanier Technical CollegeGainesville, Georgia131—1 year out——25Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia131—1 year out——26Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California125—1 year out——27Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida124—1 year out——28Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia124—1 year out—$18,059 29College of the DesertPalm Desert, California119—1 year out——30Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi118—1 year out$21,496$19,954 31West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, Georgia117—1 year out——32Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California116—1 year out——33El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California115—1 year out——34Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California114—1 year out——35Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRome, Georgia114—1 year out——36Tulsa Community CollegeTulsa, Oklahoma109—1 year out$32,238—37Norco CollegeNorco, California109—1 year out——38MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California108—1 year out——39Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California105—1 year out——40Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, Kentucky104$15,1341 year out——41Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California102—1 year out——42Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California101—1 year out——43Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg, Florida101—1 year out——44Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California100—1 year out——45Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois97—1 year out——46Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner Robins, Georgia97—1 year out——47Butte CollegeOroville, California95—1 year out——48Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina95—1 year out—$20,783 49Carl Albert State CollegePoteau, Oklahoma94$21,6251 year out——50Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California93—1 year out——51Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida93—1 year out——52Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California92—1 year out——53City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicago, Illinois90—1 year out——54City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicago, Illinois89—1 year out——55Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois89—1 year out——56Aims Community CollegeGreeley, Colorado88—1 year out——57Sheridan Technical CollegeHollywood, Florida88—1 year out——58Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia88—1 year out——59George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, Alabama87—1 year out——60Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California87—1 year out——61West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, Kentucky87$18,1321 year out—$7,928 62Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California85$23,6861 year out——63Lane Community CollegeEugene, Oregon85—1 year out——64City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago, Illinois83—1 year out——65Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia83—1 year out——66Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee, Florida81—1 year out——67State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida79—1 year out——68Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, Kentucky79—1 year out——69Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California79—1 year out——70North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesville, Georgia77—1 year out——71Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi77—1 year out——72Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California77—1 year out——73Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California75$18,8101 year out$32,010$9,500 74Northwood Technical CollegeRice Lake, Wisconsin75$23,2101 year out—$12,000 75Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia74—1 year out——76Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, Georgia74—1 year out——77Chabot CollegeHayward, California73—1 year out——78Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida73—1 year out——79Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky71—1 year out——80Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California69—1 year out——81Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, Kentucky69$15,5871 year out—$10,287 82College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois68—1 year out——83South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas68—1 year out$15,535—84Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California67—1 year out——85East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California67—1 year out——86Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, Texas66—1 year out——87Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California65—1 year out——88Central Community CollegeGrand Island, Nebraska65—1 year out——89Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California64—1 year out——90Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California63—1 year out——91Rend Lake CollegeIna, Illinois63—1 year out——92San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas63—1 year out——93Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California61—1 year out——94Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California61—1 year out——95Coahoma Community CollegeClarksdale, Mississippi61—1 year out——96American River CollegeSacramento, California60—1 year out——97Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida60—1 year out$28,852—98Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado59—1 year out——99Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, Texas59—1 year out——100San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California58—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).