Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Cedar Crest College

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

Cedar Crest is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,433 students attend the school each year. Of the 250 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Cedar Crest College in 2021, 6 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.

Cedar Crest Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cedar Crest

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? Cedar Crest offers distance education options for family, consumer and human sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Cedar Crest Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest 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 Schools	121
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Cedar Crest. This makes it the #49 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Cedar Crest

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

Cedar Crest Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Cedar Crest. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest College with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

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

Cedar Crest Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer and human sciences each year. Cedar Crest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Cedar Crest 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 Cedar Crest College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	26

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 PA, the home state for Cedar Crest College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Retail Sales Supervisors	46,010	$46,680
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	37,440	$38,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Childcare Workers	25,370	$22,920

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 CyberXRef under License

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