Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Baker College

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

Baker College is located in Owosso, Michigan and has a total student population of 6,028. Of the 1,085 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Baker College in 2021, 84 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.

Baker College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Baker College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Baker College offers distance education options for family, consumer and human sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Baker College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Baker College 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 Baker College 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
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	23

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Baker College

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

Baker College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in family, consumer and human sciences only graduates about 8% men each year. The program at Baker College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Baker College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Baker College with a associate's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Baker College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Baker College, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Baker College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Baker College 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

If you plan to be a family, consumer and human sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Baker College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	90

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 MI, the home state for Baker College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Retail Sales Supervisors	33,330	$45,300
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	30,200	$35,140
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Childcare Workers	17,510	$23,670

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.