Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services programs in New York
48 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $26,739 at CUNY Hostos Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Childcare Workers in New York earn a median of $37,590 a year across 44,020 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 New York |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $47,190 | 40,970 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $46,520 | 23,870 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $66,580 | 15,300 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $104,770 | 3,410 |
| Psychologists, All Other | $128,320 | 680 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx | Associate's degree | — | $26,739 (13 grads) | 14 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | $26,121 (34 grads) | 13 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | $20,824 (18 grads) | 21 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (22 grads) | 8 |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Associate's degree | $7,679 | $19,227 (19 grads) | 30 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (13 grads) | 3 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | $17,014 (13 grads) | 4 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| CUNY Kingsborough Community College Brooklyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Clinton Community College Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES Plattsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Hudson Valley Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Country Community College Saranac Lake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| SUNY Adirondack Queensbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 37 |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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.