Frederick, Maryland · Private Non-Profit
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other at Hood College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $20,873 school-wide net price and $57,089 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.4% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 6
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 77.8%
- Graduation rate
- 56.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $20,873/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $83,492
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $57,089/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($20,873), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($57,089), and peer averages from 6 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 6 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,209 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($2,433 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Hood College in the top 83% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 1.1% of reported awards · $16,200 net B 
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · 0.0% of reported awards · $13,946 net B 
Wayne State College Wayne, NE · 1.0% of reported awards · $15,360 net B Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA · 0.2% of reported awards · $15,282 net C 
Auburn University Auburn, AL · 0.4% of reported awards · $24,323 net C Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other accounts for 0.4% of the awards or completions reported for Hood College. That award concentration is higher than at 33% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Hood College's average net price is $20,873 per year, about $83,492 over four years. That is $3,209 above the $17,664 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $57,089 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $2,433 above the $54,656 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 award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Hood College #5 of 6 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.