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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1906

Housing and Human Environments: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 12 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$147,071 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

28.7 yrsModeled economic break-even

−65%Modeled 10-year ROI

$52,861Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$52,861Median reported earnings · year 4

$55,790Average reported earnings · year 5

$25,683Median federal debt

30thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

12Reporting programs

11With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $35,492
Federal debt: $5,677
Reporting programs: 2

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $52,861
Federal debt: $25,683
Reporting programs: 12

11 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $133,013
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$52,861National median$52,86175th percentile$54,226

11 programs report year‑4 earnings.

DECISION CHECK

What to compare before choosing a program

The national result is only the starting point. Price, debt and the college-level earnings spread can materially change the payoff.

$54,22675th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs

$25,683Median federal debt across programs that report it

1Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1CUNY New York City College of Technology$82,824 2University of Georgia$69,818 3University of Missouri-Columbia$61,683 4Missouri State University-Springfield$54,226 5Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$53,455 6Ohio University-Eastern Campus$52,861 7Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus$52,861 8Ohio University-Southern Campus$52,861 9Ohio University-Lancaster Campus$52,861 10Ohio University-Main Campus$52,861

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Farm and Home Management EducatorsSOC 25-9021 · 2 crosswalk linksInterior DesignersSOC 27-1025 · 2 crosswalk linksFacilities ManagersSOC 11-3013 · 1 crosswalk linksFamily and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1192 · 1 crosswalk linksMeeting, Convention, and Event PlannersSOC 13-1121 · 1 crosswalk links

EXPLORE BY STATE

Where this degree has enough data to compare

State pages are published only when at least five operating colleges report year-4 earnings for this exact field and credential.

OH6 programs$52,861 average earnings

BEST COLLEGES FOR HOUSING AND HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBachelor's Degree	Brooklyn, NY	$82,824	Not available	+89%	Positive payoff
2	University of GeorgiaBachelor's Degree	Athens, GA	$69,818	$25,000	+5%	Positive payoff
3	University of Missouri-ColumbiaBachelor's Degree	Columbia, MO	$61,683	$26,802	-36%	Negative payoff
4	Missouri State University-SpringfieldBachelor's Degree	Springfield, MO	$54,226	$26,411	-63%	Negative payoff
5	Oklahoma State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree	Stillwater, OK	$53,455	$23,773	-66%	Negative payoff
6	Ohio University-Eastern CampusBachelor's Degree	Saint Clairsville, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-60%	Negative payoff
7	Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusBachelor's Degree	Chillicothe, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-61%	Negative payoff
8	Ohio University-Southern CampusBachelor's Degree	Ironton, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-61%	Negative payoff
9	Ohio University-Lancaster CampusBachelor's Degree	Lancaster, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-61%	Negative payoff
10	Ohio University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree	Athens, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-71%	Negative payoff
11	Ohio University-Zanesville CampusBachelor's Degree	Zanesville, OH	$52,861	$25,683	-61%	Negative payoff
12	University of Akron Main CampusBachelor's Degree	Akron, OH	Not available	$26,000	WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive	$13,946

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.