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Highest earning master's human development and family studies programs in the United States
U.S. human development and family studies programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | Carson | Public, 4-year | $61,026 | 37 |
| 2 | Pacific Oaks College | Pasadena | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,657 | 88 |
| 3 | Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public, 4-year | $51,067 | 42 |
| 4 | University of Phoenix-Arizona | Phoenix | For-profit, 4-year | $50,008 | 50 |
| 5 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,851 | 42 |
| 6 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Lincoln | Public, 4-year | $49,451 | 45 |
| 7 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston | Public, 4-year | $47,919 | 39 |
| 8 | Erikson Institute | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,889 | 34 |
| 9 | National Louis University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,754 | 40 |
| 10 | The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Public, 4-year | $47,522 | 34 |
| 11 | Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,052 | 89 |
| 12 | Arkansas State University | Jonesboro | Public, 4-year | $45,656 | 51 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | Public, 4-year | $45,321 | 32 |
| 14 | Capella University | Minneapolis | For-profit, 4-year | $45,087 | 84 |
| 15 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $43,090 | 83 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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