Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

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.

HVCC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

HVCC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of family, consumer and human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at HVCC are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hudson Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	40

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 Hudson Valley 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.