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Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies

Family & Consumer Sciences

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $53,055, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $53,055, $48,856 to $66,346.$49k$58k$66kBachelor's$53,055
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Bachelor's Degree$53,055$48,856 to $66,34619100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +3% (2024 to 2034), about 25,400 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Personal Financial Advisors$102,140+9.6%24,100
Farm and Home Management Educators$58,120-2.5%1,100
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$77,280+3.4%200

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.