by our College Data Analytics Team
[Human Development Family Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-development-family-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a human development family studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools to find where human development family studies graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send human development family studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Campbellsville University the top school for human development family studies graduate earnings in Kentucky. Set in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, human development family studies degree recipients from Campbellsville University typically earn about $37,685 annually.
Western Kentucky University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. Located in the city of Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University is a public institution. After graduating, human development family studies degree recipients from Western Kentucky University typically earn about $35,486 annually.
Gateway Community And Technical College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in human development family studies, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Florence, Gateway Community And Technical College is a public institution. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Gateway Community And Technical College make a median of around $32,213 per year.
Jefferson Community And Technical College came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. Jefferson Community And Technical College is a public school located in the city of Louisville. Human Development Family Studies graduates of Jefferson Community And Technical College earn a median of about $34,400 a year early in their careers.
Strong graduate earnings at Maysville Community And Technical College earned it the #5 place for human development family studies. Set in the rural area of Maysville, Maysville Community And Technical College is a public institution. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Maysville Community And Technical College make a median of around $25,226 per year.
West Kentucky Community And Technical College earned the #6 position for human development family studies graduate earnings this year. Located in the city of Paducah, West Kentucky Community And Technical College is a public institution. Human Development Family Studies graduates of West Kentucky Community And Technical College earn a median of about $26,854 a year early in their careers.
Ashland Community And Technical College earned the #7 position for human development family studies graduate earnings this year. Located in the city of Ashland, Ashland Community And Technical College is a public institution. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Ashland Community And Technical College make a median of around $22,634 per year.
Kentucky State University earned the #8 position for human development family studies graduate earnings this year. Kentucky State University is a public school located in the town of Frankfort. Students who complete the human development family studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $33,321.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #9 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. Set in the town of Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Eastern Kentucky University make a median of around $41,462 per year.
Somerset Community College placed #10 among the highest-paying schools for human development family studies. Somerset Community College is a public school located in the town of Somerset. Students who complete the human development family studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $20,574.
Hazard Community And Technical College landed the #11 spot for human development family studies salaries this year. Set in the town of Hazard, Hazard Community And Technical College is a public institution. After graduating, human development family studies degree recipients from Hazard Community And Technical College typically earn about $15,134 annually.
Madisonville Community College ranked #12 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human development family studies schools. Set in the town of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public institution. Early-career human development family studies graduates from Madisonville Community College make a median of around $20,185 per year.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their human development family studies graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 12 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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