Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services: certificate earnings by college

Median earnings of human development, family studies, and related services graduates (certificate) one year after graduation, at 35 colleges. National median: $28,506, rising to $31,485 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1Ferris State UniversityMI$57,527$59,890$23,857
2City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeIL$51,399——
3American Public University SystemWV$39,248$33,911—
4Columbus State Community CollegeOH$36,702$31,370—
5Western Kentucky UniversityKY$35,569$38,962$18,457
6Chattahoochee Technical CollegeGA$35,337$38,256—
7Fresno City CollegeCA$34,969$29,152—
8Carl Albert State CollegeOK$32,699$21,448—
9Santa Ana CollegeCA$32,629$36,584—
10Midlands Technical CollegeSC$32,305$34,471—
11Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA$31,449$32,486$10,973
12Riverside City CollegeCA$31,021$31,235—
13York Technical CollegeSC$30,843——
14Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$30,735—$16,367
15Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeKY$30,373——
16Tidewater Community CollegeVA$29,447$29,316$7,225
17Tulsa Community CollegeOK$28,708—$5,747
18Aims Community CollegeCO$28,506——
19Hinds Community CollegeMS$27,216$20,805$13,546
20Cabrillo CollegeCA$27,023$31,708—
21Coalinga CollegeCA$25,950$28,913—
22Danville Community CollegeVA$25,642$24,057—
23West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeKY$25,267$29,518$7,953
24Unitech Training Academy-LafayetteLA$24,132$23,053$1,293
25Unitech Training Academy-AlexandriaLA$24,132$23,053$1,293
26Unitech Training Academy-Baton RougeLA$24,132$23,053$1,293
27Maysville Community and Technical CollegeKY$24,092—$8,870
28Lemoore CollegeCA$24,085$30,966—
29Somerset Community CollegeKY$23,411—$8,800
30Hazard Community and Technical CollegeKY$21,498—$7,203
31South Texas CollegeTX$19,808$20,496—
32ICPR Junior College-AreciboPR$15,282$15,385—
33ICPR Junior College-MayaguezPR$15,282$15,385—
34ICPR Junior CollegePR$15,282$15,385—
35ICPR Junior CollegePR$15,282$15,385—

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 $28,506 in earnings one year after a certificate in human development, family studies, and related services and $31,485 four years after. The highest is $57,527 at Ferris State University.

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

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $8,870 at the typical college.