Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 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.

Northern Virginia Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northern Virginia Community College Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College 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.

Northern Virginia Community College 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 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	77

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	27,380	$37,070
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Childcare Workers	14,410	$24,620

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.