Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Berea College

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

Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and approximately 1,432 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Berea.

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.

Berea Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Berea Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Berea 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	19
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	105
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	549

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Berea

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

Berea Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at Berea awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. The typical family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Berea since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Berea 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 Berea College with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Berea 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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Berea College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	19

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 KY, the home state for Berea College.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Retail Sales Supervisors	17,020	$38,060
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	14,580	$31,130
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Childcare Workers	11,340	$21,540
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,770	$25,630

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 Rachid Hogerhuis under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.