How much do human development and family studies graduates earn in Pennsylvania?

The median across 5 Pennsylvania human development and family studies bachelor's programs is $32,943 in the first year after graduating and $39,173 five years after.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) Programs in Pennsylvania, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which Pennsylvania human development and family studies program has the lowest debt?

Indiana University of Pennsylvania reports the lowest median federal debt, $26,817, with first-year pay of $30,675.

Q: How many human development and family studies bachelor's programs are in Pennsylvania?

5 Pennsylvania programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Pennsylvania human development and family studies bachelor's program pays its graduates $32,943 in their first year, $600 less than the national median. York College of Pennsylvania reports the highest first-year pay ($39,158), and Indiana University of Pennsylvania the lowest median debt ($26,817).

Median first-year pay$32,943National $33,543

Median pay after 5 years$39,173National $45,741

Median federal debt$27,000National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings82%National 73%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	York College of PennsylvaniaYork · private nonprofit	$39,158	Not reported	$26,920	69%
2	Penn StateUniversity Park · public	$34,030	$44,563	$28,000	82%
3	Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg · private nonprofit	$32,943	$37,003	$27,000	82%
4	Temple UniversityPhiladelphia · public	$31,452	Not reported	$27,000	86%
5	Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana · public	$30,675	$39,173	$26,817	87%

Debt and first-year pay at every Pennsylvania human development and family studies program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Pennsylvania medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

York College of Pennsylvania$39,158
Penn State$34,030
Messiah University$32,943
Temple University$31,452
Indiana University of Pennsylvania$30,675

Lowest median debt

Indiana University of Pennsylvania$26,817
York College of Pennsylvania$26,920
Messiah University$27,000
Temple University$27,000
Penn State$28,000

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human development and family studies, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Childcare Workers

$30,140

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 13,000 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 150,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $22,710Top 10%: $39,290

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

$36,050

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 22,760 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 66,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $29,590Top 10%: $46,460

Social and Human Service Assistants

$44,050

Median pay in Pennsylvania. 24,340 people work in this job in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 48,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $34,520Top 10%: $58,700

Farm and Home Management Educators

$45,970

Median pay in Pennsylvania. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $34,110Top 10%: $56,880

Common questions

York College of Pennsylvania in York reports the highest median first-year pay, $39,158. Its median federal debt is $26,920.

Human Development and Family Studies (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked143 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Pennsylvania rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the human development and family studies bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024