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What can you do with a
Human Development, Family Studies, And Related Services degree?

Human Development, Family Studies, And Related Services is high-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-1k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$43,898
Typical debt
$22,914
4-yr net cost
$65,848
Monthly loan payment
$261/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

7 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 0 → 54 future · +3.4% demand
$80,000
Transportation Plannersstretch
AI risk 3 → 52 future · -1.7% demand
$80,000
Farm and Home Management Educatorsstretch
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -2.5% demand
$71,192
Information Technology Project Managersstretch
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Educationstretch
AI risk 0 → 23 future · +4.1% demand
$49,110
Social and Human Service Assistantsleap
AI risk 0 → 39 future · +6.4% demand
$45,760
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$44,970
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.