Executive Summary (TL;DR)

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services maps to BLS occupations averaging about $63,546, with roughly 130,740 workers nationwide in those roles. Median program completion runs near 58%; median in-state published tuition is about $10,234.

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services: what the data shows

Common questions about family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.

What is a family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degree?

A Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services program is classified under NCES CIP 19.0200 in the Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services field family (00.19).

IPEDS counted 375 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.

Types of family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degrees and related programs

Other NCES program codes in the 00.19 family with pages on EDsmart Data:

How long does it take to get a family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degree?

Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 19.0200 in our file:

  • 2 Bachelor's (100.0% of IPEDS total)—typically four years

Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.

What do you learn in family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services?

O*NET skill ratings for occupations mapped to this major emphasize Speaking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, and related competencies. See the Skills section for the full list in our extract.

What jobs can you get with a family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degree?

Our degree→occupation mapping links Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.

OccupationU.S. employmentMedian annual wage
New Accounts Clerks38,030$46,610
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers219,010$84,130
Gambling Cage Workers13,490$36,990
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners7,600$30,460
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers1,113,160$47,320
Travel Guides——

See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.

Is a family and consumer sciences/human sciences business services degree worth it?

College Scorecard national medians for the Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services bachelor's program family: median debt $29,662, median earnings $64,926 four years after enrollment. Debt-to-earnings proxy: 0.74.

About 0.0% of graduates in this field family were not working and not enrolled one year after completion in Scorecard's national program medians.

Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $10,234 and median net price is $16,958.

We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services and the types of students that study this field.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$10,234 Median In-State Public

$37,190 Median Out of State Private

Tuition costs for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services majors are, on average, $10,234 for in-state public colleges, and $37,190 for out of state private colleges.

Tuition costs comparison for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services programs.

Degrees Awarded Over Time

375 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services from 2015 to 2023.

Historical trend of degrees awarded in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.

Top 5 Schools by Enrollment

Schools with the largest enrollment offering Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services programs.

Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition

# School State Tuition
1 Pasadena City College CA $1,180
2 Palo Verde College CA $1,288
3 Mt San Antonio College CA $1,364
4 Kapiolani Community College HI $3,284
5 Salt Lake Community College UT $4,257

Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services programs.

Top 5 Lowest Net Price

# School State Net Price
1 Mt San Antonio College CA $3,107
2 Pasadena City College CA $3,123
3 Kapiolani Community College HI $5,194
4 Salt Lake Community College UT $7,661
5 Palo Verde College CA $10,543

Schools with the lowest average net price for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services programs.

Graduation Rates

57.74% Median Graduation Rate (150% of normal time)

59.96% Average Graduation Rate

146 Institutions Reporting

47.58% - 71.44% Interquartile Range

Graduation/completion rates for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services programs across institutions.

Related specializations

Other NCES program codes in the 00.19 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.

Degree Levels (IPEDS)

Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 19.0200 in the survey year used in our extract (2 total across levels below).

  • 2 Bachelor's (100.0% of IPEDS total)

Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.

Careers & Jobs

Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.

Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $63,546. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services graduates alone.

Related occupations (BLS OEWS)

Occupation Mean annual wage U.S. employment
New Accounts Clerks$57,37038,030
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$96,985219,010
Gambling Cage Workers$43,06813,490
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$41,3227,600
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$57,5781,113,160
Travel Guides——

Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.

Program outcomes (College Scorecard)

National medians across bachelor's programs in the Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services CIP family (4 programs reporting debt). Not specific to every Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services graduate.

  • $29,662 median federal loan debt among completers
  • $64,926 median earnings four years after enrollment (national program median)
  • 0.74 debt-to-earnings ratio (Scorecard proxy)
  • 0.0% of graduates not working and not enrolled one year out (program cohort)

Source: College Scorecard program-level outcomes aggregated by 4-digit CIP family.

Employment

Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$63,153 Average wage, mapped occupations (OEWS)

Occupations mapped to Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services average $63,153 a year in the BLS OEWS extract.

Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services majors.

Occupations by Share

130,740 2023 Workforce

The number of Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services graduates in the workforce has been growing.

Various jobs filled by those with a major in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services in the United States.

Workforce Age

N/A Average Age in 2023

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.

Age distribution for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services degree holders in the workforce.

Gender Distribution

Gender distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Gender distribution of Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services degree recipients.

Race and Ethnicity Distribution

Race and ethnicity distribution data is not available for this degree program.

Racial and ethnic distribution of Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services degree recipients.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

Distribution of degree types awarded in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Required Skills

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.

Rating of how necessary various skills are for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services majors.

Skills Bar Chart

This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.

Skill importance ratings for Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services majors.

About

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

In 2023, 375 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services.

CIP Code

19.0200 - Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services

What the data shows

At the program-family level, College Scorecard reports median debt of $29,662 for bachelor's completers and median earnings near $64,926, a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.74. Those figures describe national program cohorts in this CIP family—not every individual Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services graduate.

Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $63,546. The largest mapped role by headcount is New Accounts Clerks (38,030 U.S. jobs in OEWS).

Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $10,234 in-state at public colleges and $37,190 at private institutions for programs in this field.

Data Sources

This page uses data from the following sources:

  • College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
    • Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
  • Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
    • Employment and wage data by occupation
    • Latest data: May 2024
    • Source: bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
    • Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
    • Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
    • Source: onetcenter.org
  • IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
    • Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
    • Data years: 2015-2024
    • Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
  • Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
    • Demographic and workforce data
    • Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
    • Source: census.gov/acs

Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.

Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.

Methodology

Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.

All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.