Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Cornell University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying family, consumer & human sciences, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Cornell Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Cornell 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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	38
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Cornell Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer & 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 Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	61
Textile & Apparel Studies	27

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Retail Sales Supervisors	66,620	$50,640
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	47,640	$41,510
Childcare Workers	47,260	$28,820

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
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