Housing Studies Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Housing Studies major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Social Work, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Social Work, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Salary Outlook

Entry-level salary
$66,420

Typical starting pay soon after graduation.

Mid-career salary (10y)
$105,016

Estimated after a decade of experience.

Experienced salary (20y)
$141,133

Seasoned professionals at ~20 years.

Weighted median over last 5 years
CAGR 8.0%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) summarizes average yearly change across the observed period.

Estimated lifetime earnings

40 years, present value
$2,656,800

Employment-weighted across mapped SOCs; entry ≈ 85% of median; historical CAGR shown for last 5y; projections capped at 3% CAGR; lifetime is 40-year present value at 3% discount.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Facilities Managers
SOC: 11-3013
Occupation: Facilities Managers
$104,690
141,090
N/A
N/A
Farm and Home Management Educators
SOC: 25-9021
Occupation: Farm and Home Management Educators
$58,120
10,260
N/A
N/A
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
SOC: 13-1121
Occupation: Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
$59,440
134,670
N/A
N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1192
Occupation: Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
$77,280
2,630
N/A
N/A
Interior Designers
SOC: 27-1025
Occupation: Interior Designers
$63,490
69,580
N/A
N/A

Historical Career Trends (2020-2024)

Historical data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020-2024) • Salary trends and employment growth over 5 years

Facilities Managers

6.9%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$104,690141,090
2023$102,340131,400
2022$99,030116,980
2021$97,930101,230

Farm and Home Management Educators

12.7%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$58,12010,260
2023$59,7708,110
2022$53,4508,220
2021$49,99010,620
2020$51,5508,090

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners

15.3%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$59,440134,670
2023$56,920122,130
2022$52,560112,070
2021$49,47098,150
2020$51,560109,800

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

7.0%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$77,2802,630
2023$78,4102,660
2022$76,4402,420
2021$79,6302,730
2020$72,2202,270

Interior Designers

11.3%
5-Year Growth
YearMedian WageEmployment
2024$63,49069,580
2023$62,51067,760
2022$61,59064,290
2021$60,34061,970
2020$57,06059,170

Colleges offering Housing Studies

University of Maryland-College Park

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$16k

Earnings

$69k

Brigham Young University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$15k

Earnings

$65k

Texas A & M University-College Station

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$22k

Earnings

$64k

Wentworth Institute of Technology

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$36k

Earnings

$83k

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$12k

Earnings

$68k