Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Texas State University

San Marcos, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 64 graduates a year

$35,047
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,151
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,568
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#62 of 172
Rank by pay
#59 of 172
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,985
Median federal debt

Texas State University graduates in human development, family studies, and related services earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 42% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas State University Compares for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

All 172 colleges reporting human development, family studies, and related services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$73,066$69,544#1$38,401
2University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$71,638$65,233#3$34,533
3University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$65,136$57,164#13$41,157
4Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$62,663$66,697#2$29,690
5Binghamton University Vestal, NY$62,506$59,493#9$36,213
6George Mason University Fairfax, VA$61,565$56,061#16$45,140
7University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$61,262$55,744#19$33,489
8Warner Pacific University Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#6$45,523
9Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, OR$60,180$60,535#7$45,523
10University of Georgia Athens, GA$59,664$61,764#4$31,392
…
59Portland State University Portland, OR$50,427$50,724#62$32,481
60Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA$50,422$58,367#10$29,539
61University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$50,396$49,514#79$29,762
62Texas State University San Marcos, TX$50,151$50,989#59$35,047
63University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$50,123$49,246#81$36,743
64North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND$50,052$51,855#47$41,717
65Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD$49,902$43,795#144$34,273

Other Majors at Texas State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$104,127$70,906#144 of 349
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$100,352$76,646#7 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,780$72,990#184 of 258
Industrial Engineering$90,729$61,718#74 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$88,995$68,886#7 of 15
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,557$72,861#548 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$79,289$67,965#77 of 253
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$78,671$52,958#19 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$78,418$52,610#285 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$77,701$52,274#320 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,100$49,981#256 of 452
Business/Managerial Economics$74,435$49,831#51 of 84
Applied Mathematics$72,464$49,822#36 of 45
Economics$71,739$43,064#252 of 368
Marketing$71,539$48,072#165 of 516
Agriculture$71,237$44,994#2 of 43
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$68,940$67,589#72 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$67,048$45,306#479 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$66,995—#29 of 215
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,502$37,663#26 of 49
Physics$65,217$41,737#95 of 107
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$64,830$44,824#57 of 110
Design and Applied Arts$61,539$44,396#65 of 299
International/Globalization Studies$60,976$37,397#32 of 87
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,895$40,951#122 of 275
Geography and Cartography$60,646$44,909#46 of 117
Public Administration$59,074$46,491#30 of 47
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,009$40,411#116 of 178
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations$58,794$33,040#17 of 42
Mathematics$58,566$49,708#260 of 309

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas State University human development, family studies, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $35,047 one year after graduating and $50,151 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas State University rank for human development, family studies, and related services?

Among 172 colleges reporting earnings for human development, family studies, and related services graduates, Texas State University ranks #62 by median pay four years after graduation, and #59 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human development, family studies, and related services at Texas State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for human development, family studies, and related services ($48,568), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,985.

← All data for Texas State University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.