Is a Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services degree worth it?
Across 157 schools, graduates of Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services earn a median $45,358 five years out on $23,028 of debt — most often working as Childcare Workers. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$45,358
Median debt
$23,028
Years to pay off
5.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
25%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+2.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
4.4%
$46,610 vs $44,546
Net price
$17,597/yr
Debt-test failures
17.1%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$16,922
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 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.