Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Hostos Community College

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

Hostos is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 6,136 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.

Hostos Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Hostos Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Hostos

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

Hostos Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in family, consumer and human sciences only graduates about 8% men each year. The program at Hostos may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Hostos 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 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Hostos Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	18
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	4

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Hostos Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.