Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

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 CSUN 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	35
	43
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	84

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from CSUN. This makes it the #92 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went 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 CSUN since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	34
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

CSUN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from CSUN. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUN 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	192

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 California State University - Northridge.

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
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.