Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of human development, family studies, and related services graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 168 colleges. National median: $38,819, rising to $47,147 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of the District of Columbia	DC	$54,880	$57,648	—
2	Pacific Oaks College	CA	$51,847	$56,791	$28,250
3	Cornell University	NY	$50,055	$73,066	$10,291
4	Towson University	MD	$49,862	$57,295	—
5	California State University-East Bay	CA	$48,157	$57,898	$18,000
6	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$47,900	$55,181	—
7	Portland State University	OR	$46,606	$50,427	$18,023
8	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$46,352	$71,638	$19,500
9	Curry College	MA	$46,241	—	—
10	National Louis University	IL	$45,215	$45,388	$20,271
11	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	$45,201	$50,052	$23,213
12	Oregon State University	OR	$45,001	$53,109	$21,588
13	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$45,001	$53,109	$21,588
14	Southern Nazarene University	OK	$44,549	$47,976	$22,916
15	American Public University System	WV	$44,148	$47,294	$32,597
16	University of Houston	TX	$44,097	$54,871	$19,250
17	Tufts University	MA	$43,411	$66,511	$17,000
18	Empire State University	NY	$43,294	—	$18,225
19	Washington State University	WA	$43,157	$58,834	$17,377
20	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$43,070	$65,136	$14,949
21	The University of Texas Permian Basin	TX	$42,922	—	$19,828
22	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$42,901	$59,044	$20,250
23	Tarleton State University	TX	$42,750	—	$19,117
24	Rowan University	NJ	$42,537	—	$22,000
25	Syracuse University	NY	$42,302	$53,522	$21,000
26	George Mason University	VA	$42,238	$61,565	—
27	Montclair State University	NJ	$42,189	$53,575	$20,219
28	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$42,092	$46,420	$17,510
29	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$41,939	$48,107	—
30	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$41,927	$52,084	$17,750
31	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	$41,765	—	$18,000
32	University of Arizona	AZ	$41,656	$51,857	$15,000
33	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$41,615	$55,294	$18,710
34	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	OK	$41,477	$39,544	$15,625
35	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$41,429	$44,852	$29,880
36	The University of Alabama	AL	$41,257	$45,751	$25,000
37	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	$41,201	$50,583	$20,062
38	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$41,114	$51,261	$12,500
39	Binghamton University	NY	$41,088	$62,506	$19,500
40	East Tennessee State University	TN	$40,888	$43,051	$17,625
41	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$40,635	$50,396	$12,250
42	Abilene Christian University	TX	$40,347	$50,525	$23,250
43	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	TX	$40,347	$50,525	$23,250
44	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	$40,338	$52,593	—
45	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$40,193	$44,355	$29,031
46	University of Arkansas	AR	$40,169	$46,268	$22,500
47	Grambling State University	LA	$39,992	—	$35,487
48	Michigan State University	MI	$39,975	$53,740	$21,235
49	Texas Tech University	TX	$39,945	$51,921	$19,238
50	Kansas State University	KS	$39,896	$47,528	$20,280
51	East Carolina University	NC	$39,888	$46,941	$23,503
52	Appalachian State University	NC	$39,869	$40,461	$20,282
53	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	$39,806	$43,468	$25,000
54	Ball State University	IN	$39,736	$46,269	$21,644
55	Merrimack College	MA	$39,681	$53,734	$27,000
56	Oklahoma Christian University	OK	$39,601	$45,738	—
57	Bowie State University	MD	$39,590	$53,181	—
58	Texas State University	TX	$39,518	$50,151	$19,625
59	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$39,347	$48,043	$25,000
60	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$39,331	$59,166	$20,500
61	University of Connecticut	CT	$39,329	$57,888	$18,688
62	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$39,329	$57,888	$18,688
63	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$39,329	$57,888	$18,688
64	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$39,329	$57,888	$18,688
65	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$39,329	$57,888	$18,688
66	Texas Woman's University	TX	$39,301	$49,210	$17,986
67	Southern Utah University	UT	$39,301	—	$16,000
68	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
69	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
70	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
71	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
72	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
73	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$39,270	$45,346	$27,000
74	University of Rhode Island	RI	$39,220	$51,416	$20,375
75	University of Vermont	VT	$39,219	$52,698	$21,500
76	University of Maine	ME	$39,194	$44,893	$19,777
77	Mayville State University	ND	$39,166	—	—
78	Sonoma State University	CA	$39,066	$52,672	—
79	Indiana State University	IN	$38,999	$40,860	—
80	Central Michigan University	MI	$38,980	$45,881	$25,221
81	Western Michigan University	MI	$38,947	$49,286	$27,291
82	Iowa State University	IA	$38,938	$46,253	$18,445
83	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	$38,933	$46,853	$18,816
84	University of Florida	FL	$38,819	$51,497	$15,000
85	Ferris State University	MI	$38,684	$45,052	$22,024
86	South Dakota State University	SD	$38,655	$46,487	$20,500
87	Temple University	PA	$38,549	$51,610	$23,750
88	Baker College	MI	$38,474	$45,610	$45,356
89	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	$38,456	$49,649	$17,311
90	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$38,452	$50,921	$18,500
91	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	$38,278	$38,142	$14,357
92	Auburn University	AL	$38,275	$46,242	$21,225
93	University of Northern Iowa	IA	$38,275	$41,053	$17,375
94	Kent State University at Stark	OH	$38,183	$41,826	$25,000
95	Kent State University at Salem	OH	$38,183	$41,826	$25,000
96	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$38,183	$41,826	$25,000
97	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
98	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
99	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
100	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
101	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
102	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
103	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
104	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
105	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
106	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
107	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$38,150	$45,943	$26,000
108	Messiah University	PA	$38,069	$46,813	$25,250
109	Converse University	SC	$38,045	—	$25,000
110	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$38,026	$49,847	$15,000
111	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	$37,788	$50,652	$24,125
112	Northern Illinois University	IL	$37,729	$49,147	$22,635
113	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	$37,621	$58,340	$19,750
114	Georgia Southern University	GA	$37,407	$45,505	$21,250
115	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$37,396	$55,186	$27,000
116	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$37,100	$53,568	$15,818
117	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$37,051	$47,874	$20,500
118	SUNY Oneonta	NY	$37,002	$53,836	$20,853
119	Georgia Gwinnett College	GA	$36,973	—	—
120	Illinois State University	IL	$36,874	$52,748	$18,343
121	Fresno Pacific University	CA	$36,856	$51,756	$22,000
122	Post University	CT	$36,825	$44,643	$49,594
123	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	$36,752	$39,671	$16,209
124	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	$36,752	$39,671	$16,209
125	University of La Verne	CA	$36,693	$45,712	$22,000
126	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$36,607	$49,785	$19,500
127	California State University-Chico	CA	$36,519	$41,993	$14,000
128	Anderson University	SC	$36,518	—	$22,169
129	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$36,508	$46,140	$23,097
130	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$36,460	$50,123	$13,250
131	University of Georgia	GA	$36,106	$59,664	$17,551
132	West Virginia University	WV	$36,035	$48,893	$19,500
133	Mississippi State University	MS	$35,997	$41,439	$20,503
134	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	$35,973	—	$23,250
135	Winthrop University	SC	$35,860	—	$23,658
136	University of North Texas	TX	$35,715	$48,172	$18,000
137	University of Central Missouri	MO	$35,617	$43,166	$21,750
138	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	$35,515	$46,119	$25,000
139	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	$35,512	$51,118	$10,500
140	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$35,506	$50,565	$11,750
141	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$35,482	$41,866	$20,165
142	Southern Wesleyan University	SC	$35,466	—	$28,500
143	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	$35,310	$39,921	$27,095
144	Utah Valley University	UT	$35,256	—	$15,207
145	Samford University	AL	$34,917	$50,809	$19,500
146	Eastern Washington University	WA	$34,900	$49,391	$16,199
147	Florida State University	FL	$34,677	$62,663	$13,825
148	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$34,155	$46,966	$11,557
149	California State University-Northridge	CA	$33,837	$45,088	$12,500
150	University of Idaho	ID	$33,787	$46,758	$17,500
151	Liberty University	VA	$33,781	$38,332	$22,875
152	California State University-Fresno	CA	$33,579	—	$11,250
153	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	$33,492	$33,936	$31,000
154	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	$33,156	$41,274	$27,750
155	Weber State University	UT	$32,988	$32,265	$13,042
156	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	$31,943	$39,318	—
157	California State University-Bakersfield	CA	$31,699	$50,850	$12,700
158	University of California-San Diego	CA	$31,391	$61,262	$11,779
159	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$30,543	$50,422	$23,187
160	Framingham State University	MA	$30,323	—	$25,000
161	Brigham Young University	UT	$30,272	$28,906	$8,623
162	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$29,566	$42,227	$27,611
163	Point University	GA	$28,377	$43,682	$25,000
164	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	$28,029	$31,078	$13,997
165	Louisiana Tech University	LA	$27,786	$42,447	$20,994
166	John Brown University	AR	$27,630	$39,575	$23,447
167	Whittier College	CA	$27,127	$44,877	$20,750
168	Utah State University	UT	$23,511	$35,341	$14,125

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do human development, family studies, and related services graduates earn?

The median college reports $38,819 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in human development, family studies, and related services and $47,147 four years after. The highest is $54,880 at University of the District of Columbia.

How much student debt do human development, family studies, and related services graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $20,994 at the typical college.