Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Bachelor's Degree · about 158 graduates a year

$34,149
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,044
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,568
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 172
Rank by pay
#5 of 172
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates in human development, family studies, and related services earn 22% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Wisconsin-Madison 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
11The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$59,166$60,154#8$33,118
12University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$59,044$61,438#5$34,149
13Washington State University Pullman, WA$58,834$54,115#26$39,880
14Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$58,340$53,124#33$33,654
15California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$57,898$52,683#36$41,195

Other Majors at University of Wisconsin-Madison by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Real Estate$120,483$73,239#4 of 25
Computer Engineering$120,068—#38 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$119,655$80,566#48 of 459
Industrial Engineering$110,711$80,435#14 of 94
Finance and Financial Management Services$107,207$68,681#29 of 452
International Business$106,783$66,591#6 of 115
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$106,521$83,260#19 of 126
Insurance$105,992$78,796#1 of 21
Nuclear Engineering$102,449—#4 of 12
Chemical Engineering$101,676$85,945#44 of 158
Mathematics$101,438$67,744#23 of 309
Accounting and Related Services$101,390$68,909#48 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$100,005$67,699#28 of 1176
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,762$74,094#32 of 118
Statistics$99,210$64,684#16 of 50
Marketing$96,148$65,224#11 of 516
Mechanical Engineering$95,114$74,611#83 of 318
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$95,059$82,018#181 of 258
Engineering Mechanics$92,276$72,612—
Materials Engineering$91,265$76,662#19 of 34
Civil Engineering$87,691$71,246#85 of 233
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$85,579$75,513#517 of 966
Food Science and Technology$85,445—#1 of 29
Economics$85,366$54,495#135 of 368
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$82,081$57,760#8 of 27
Agricultural Business and Management$81,655$49,868#5 of 77
Agricultural Engineering$78,368$67,746#23 of 26
Physics$77,380$36,878#59 of 107
Journalism$75,967$40,942#6 of 187
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$74,963$29,866#14 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Wisconsin-Madison human development, family studies, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,149 one year after graduating and $59,044 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Wisconsin-Madison rank for human development, family studies, and related services?

Among 172 colleges reporting earnings for human development, family studies, and related services graduates, University of Wisconsin-Madison ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is human development, family studies, and related services at University of Wisconsin-Madison worth it?

Its graduates earn 22% more than the national median for human development, family studies, and related services ($48,568), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for University of Wisconsin-Madison · 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.