Education
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in childcare, family relations, finance, nutrition, and related subjects pertaining to home management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary (BLS)
$75,870
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $131k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$47,830
~2 yrs to advance
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$75,870
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$103,330
Key skills
A typical day
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, projects, assignments, and papers.
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as food science, nutrition, and child care.
- •Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.