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UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE OR DIPLOMA · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1902

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services: is this undergraduate certificate or diploma worth it?

National picture across 1 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$60,484 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$60,484Median year-4 earnings

$13,691Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$60,484Median reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

71thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

1With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

CURRENT VIEW

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $60,484
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $61,024
Federal debt: $23,344
Reporting programs: 9

8 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$60,484National median$60,48475th percentile$60,484

1 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Alexandria Technical & Community College$60,484

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1192 · 3 crosswalk linksFarm and Home Management EducatorsSOC 25-9021 · 2 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1011 · 1 crosswalk linksMarket Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsSOC 13-1161 · 1 crosswalk linksMarketing ManagersSOC 11-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksPublic Relations SpecialistsSOC 27-3031 · 1 crosswalk linksSales ManagersSOC 11-2022 · 1 crosswalk linksTechnical WritersSOC 27-3042 · 1 crosswalk linksWriters and AuthorsSOC 27-3043 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES BUSINESS SERVICES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Alexandria, MN	$60,484	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,691

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.