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

Logan, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 85 graduates a year

$26,561
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$35,341
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,568
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#166 of 172
Rank by pay
#168 of 172
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,460
Median federal debt

Utah State University graduates in human development, family studies, and related services earn 27% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Utah 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
…
163Liberty University Lynchburg, VA$38,332$34,905#167$31,083
164New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM$38,142$44,162#141$25,965
165University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC$36,368$40,326#162—
166Utah State University Logan, UT$35,341$33,495#168$26,561
167Benedict College Columbia, SC$34,129$37,844#165$21,607
168University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS$33,936$41,175#156$31,020
169Weber State University Ogden, UT$32,265$30,580#170$35,861

Other Majors at Utah State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$111,527—#72 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$110,414$71,335#79 of 459
Air Transportation$103,989$33,142#3 of 52
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$94,576$74,055#198 of 258
Physics$93,461—#16 of 107
Public Health$93,161$76,451#2 of 215
Mechanical Engineering$89,901$69,406#194 of 318
Information Science/Studies$88,289$61,896#46 of 148
Marketing$87,905$54,562#37 of 516
Accounting and Related Services$87,050$57,481#148 of 796
Statistics$86,262$45,240#27 of 50
Civil Engineering$85,815$68,025#107 of 233
Economics$85,136$60,472#136 of 368
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,633$61,371#145 of 452
International Business$83,992$65,745#28 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$79,875$54,387#141 of 1176
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$78,233$52,951#6 of 9
Apparel and Textiles$74,686$51,221#4 of 57
Special Education and Teaching$74,535$61,474#2 of 177
Political Science and Government$70,711$38,317#116 of 565
Engineering-Related Fields$66,613$54,059#33 of 33
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$65,486—
Landscape Architecture$64,621—#14 of 19
Design and Applied Arts$64,175$52,431#50 of 299
Journalism$61,724$41,431#37 of 187
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$61,674$32,741#96 of 178
Agricultural Production Operations$61,639$47,297#5 of 14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$60,940—#22 of 137
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$58,711$39,870#62 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$58,672$37,574#201 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $26,561 one year after graduating and $35,341 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Utah 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, Utah State University ranks #166 by median pay four years after graduation, and #168 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 27% less than the national median for human development, family studies, and related services ($48,568), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,460.

← All data for Utah 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.