by our College Data Analytics Team
[Human Environments Housing](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/human-environments-housing/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a human environments housing degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools on the early-career earnings of their human environments housing graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send human environments housing graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Brigham Young University Provo the top school for human environments housing graduate earnings in the United States. Located in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, human environments housing degree recipients from Brigham Young University Provo typically earn about $107,056 annually.
Cuny New York City College Of Technology came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human environments housing schools. Set in the city of Brooklyn, Cuny New York City College Of Technology is a public institution. Students who complete the human environments housing program here go on to a median salary of roughly $72,714.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Georgia earned it the #3 place for human environments housing. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public institution. After graduating, human environments housing degree recipients from University Of Georgia typically earn about $69,252 annually.
A rank of #4 makes Ohio University Main Campus one of the highest-paying schools for human environments housing. Set in the town of Athens, Ohio University Main Campus is a public institution. Students who complete the human environments housing program here go on to a median salary of roughly $51,755.
Strong graduate earnings at Ohio University Zanesville Campus earned it the #5 place for human environments housing. Set in the town of Zanesville, Ohio University Zanesville Campus is a public institution. After graduating, human environments housing degree recipients from Ohio University Zanesville Campus typically earn about $51,755 annually.
Missouri State University Springfield ranked #6 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human environments housing schools. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State University Springfield is a public institution. Human Environments Housing graduates of Missouri State University Springfield earn a median of about $47,999 a year early in their careers.
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The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries human environments housing graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 6 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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