Is a Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies degree worth it?
Across 16 schools, graduates of Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies earn a median $50,949 five years out on $20,595 of debt — most often working as Personal Financial Advisors. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$50,949
Median debt
$20,595
Years to pay off
4
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
50%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+9.4%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
12.2%
$60,755 vs $53,360
Net price
$17,339/yr
Debt-test failures
6.2%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$10,252
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.