Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Alcorn State University

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what Alcorn State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. Of the 565 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Alcorn State University in 2021, 16 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Alcorn State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Alcorn State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
	196
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
	270
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	431

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at Alcorn State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	12
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	4

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer and human sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	9,490	$30,180
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,180	$20,460
Childcare Workers	6,530	$19,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.