Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer & human sciences school? To help you decide if South Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer & human sciences program.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,339 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.

South Carolina State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

South Carolina State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at South Carolina State 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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at South Carolina State University

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

South Carolina State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at South Carolina State University since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 South Carolina State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer & human sciences concentations are available at South Carolina State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South Carolina State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	36
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	4

Related Majors

• History
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 SC, the home state for South Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,750	$40,790
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,580	$32,550
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,290	$22,960
Childcare Workers	6,700	$21,030

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 Pollinator at English Wikipedia under License

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