Madison, Wisconsin · Public
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $17,354 school-wide net price, and $73,792 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 114 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
- ~114
- Schools with reported signal
- 83
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 45.2%
- Graduation rate
- 89.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,354/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $69,416
- Median debt
- $20,484
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $73,792/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
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 ($17,354), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($73,792), and peer averages from 83 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 83 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, 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 ($1,573 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($21,701 above). Together, those evidence points place University of Wisconsin-Madison in the top 22% 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.
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,407 net A+ CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · 0.8% reported share · $4,195 net A+ 
Shasta College Redding, CA · 1.0% reported share · $2,878 net A+ Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,860 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 0.1% reported share · $7,000 net A+ 
California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · 1.7% reported share · $7,021 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.7% reported share · $5,552 net A+ California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · 0.5% reported share · $9,338 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is bigger than 36% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 114 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Wisconsin-Madison's average net price is $17,354 per year, about $69,416 over four years. That is $1,573 above the $15,781 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $73,792 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $21,701 above the $52,091 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 University of Wisconsin-Madison #18 of 83 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.