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title: Is a Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services degree worth the debt?
cip: 1902
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard — Field of Study (2026-06-10 release)
sourceId: src:doe:college-scorecard:field-of-study:2026-06-10
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# Is a Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services degree worth the debt?

Leading with the **Bachelor's**, across **7** colleges (7 of 7 programs report earnings):

- **Median pay, 1 year after completion:** $37,803 ($40,896 at 2 years)
- **Median federal debt:** $23,225 (federal loans only)
- **Debt-to-earnings:** 0.52× a first year's pay


**How to read this:** these are MEDIANS across college programs, measured **1–2 years after completion** (early career, graduates only) — NOT lifetime earnings, and NOT comparable to a college's 10-years-after-entry figure. They cover **federally-aided completers at programs large enough to report**; small programs are suppressed. A field median is not a prediction of your outcome, not causal (who enters a field differs by field), and **not a "best majors" ranking** — earnings are one dimension of worth. Verify by field at the official College Scorecard (https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/).

## By degree level

| Level | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt | Debt/pay | Colleges | Programs reporting |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor's | $37,803 | $23,225 | 0.52× | 7 | 7/7 |

## Where a Bachelor's in this field reports the highest early-career pay

Reflects who enrolls and where, not causal program quality.

| College | Pay (1yr) | Federal debt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Syracuse University (NY) | $55,991 | $27,000 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VA) | $44,837 | $22,450 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus (IN) | $42,920 | $19,500 |
| Bradley University (IL) | $37,803 | — |
| Oregon State University (OR) | $37,215 | $24,000 |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (OR) | $37,215 | $24,000 |
| University of Houston (TX) | $34,981 | $18,548 |

RECORDED College Scorecard figures + one DERIVED ratio (debt-to-earnings). Informs and compares; not advice on what to major in. Each college's full record: `/education/<slug>`.

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