Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Post University

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

Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 13,844. Of the 1,126 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Post University in 2021, 77 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

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.

Post University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Post University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Post University does offer online courses in family, consumer and human sciences for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Post University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Post University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Post University 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
Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	39
	42
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	162
	168

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Post University

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

Post University 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.

Post University 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Post University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Post University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Post University 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Post University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	242

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 Post University.

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.