What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at Western Iowa Tech Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Western Iowa Tech Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services at the certificate credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 20 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Western Iowa Tech Community College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $31,036 across all institutions offering Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $45,499, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services graduates at Western Iowa Tech Community College is $8,175, which translates to roughly $68 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.