Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs in Kentucky
31 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at Gateway Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education in Kentucky earn a median of $29,780 a year across 8,520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Workers | $28,920 | 5,820 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $37,440 | 4,670 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | $61,190 | 420 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $78,850 | 350 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $149,990 | 300 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (15 grads) | 10 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | — | $16,478 (16 grads) | 1 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | — | $15,817 (13 grads) | 10 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | — | $15,758 (28 grads) | 17 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $15,090 (24 grads) | 14 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | $9,167 (11 grads) | 4 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | Associate's degree | $15,410 | not published | 1 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $9,580 | not published | 84 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | $7,000 | not published | 71 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 99 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Henderson Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 96 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.