Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Bakersfield College

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer and human sciences school? To help you decide if Bakersfield College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer and human sciences program.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 24,903 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bakersfield College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Bakersfield College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in family, consumer and human sciences graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bakersfield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	130
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	2

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Retail Sales Supervisors	118,190	$45,310
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	93,570	$37,230
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.