Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Goodwin College

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

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,312. In 2021, 3 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Goodwin.

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.

Goodwin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Goodwin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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
	5
	6
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	7
	13
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	53
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools	302
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools	302
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	381
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	381

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Goodwin

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

Goodwin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

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

Goodwin 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 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Goodwin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences from Goodwin in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Goodwin College with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	7

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for Goodwin College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Retail Sales Supervisors	14,960	$52,610
Childcare Workers	9,490	$27,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	8,640	$42,050
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800

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.