San Francisco, California · Private For-Profit
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services at Academy of Art University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $40,613 school-wide net price, and $39,008 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~9
- Schools with reported signal
- 20
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 34.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $40,613/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $162,452
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,008/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($40,613), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($39,008), and peer averages from 20 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 20 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($20,312 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($20,318 below). Together, those evidence points place Academy of Art University in the top 95% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA · 0.0% reported share · $6,490 net A+ 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.2% reported share · $14,600 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.0% reported share · $13,936 net A 
Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% reported share · $9,804 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.6% reported share · $14,276 net A Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · 0.0% reported share · $14,967 net B 
Alexandria Technical & Community College Alexandria, MN · 4.1% reported share · $13,691 net B 
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · 0.0% reported share · $17,339 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Academy of Art University, which is bigger than 55% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Academy of Art University's average net price is $40,613 per year, about $162,452 over four years. That is $20,312 above the $20,301 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,008 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $20,318 below the $59,326 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Academy of Art University #19 of 20 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.