Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859.

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.

Howard Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Howard Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Howard 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 Howard

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

Howard Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer & human sciences concentations are available at Howard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	8

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• English Language & Literature

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Public Relations Specialists	17,310	$107,490
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,930	$79,770
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	3,590	$47,020
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2,510	$67,970

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 Josh under License

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