Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at SUNY Schenectady County Community College

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

SUNY Schenectady is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 4,015 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.

SUNY Schenectady Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Schenectady Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Schenectady

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at SUNY Schenectady County Community College.

SUNY Schenectady Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of family, consumer & human sciences associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in family, consumer & human sciences only graduates about 8% men each year. The program at SUNY Schenectady may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at SUNY Schenectady are white. Around 69% 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 SUNY Schenectady County Community College with a associate's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Schenectady County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	17
Human Development & Family Studies	9

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Schenectady County 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.