Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at South Carolina State University

Every family, consumer and human sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family, consumer and human sciences program at South Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and approximately 2,339 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from South Carolina State University.

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

South Carolina State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	366

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from South Carolina State University. This is the #148 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 and human sciences majors at South Carolina State University.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from South Carolina State University. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. 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 South Carolina State University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and 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 and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from South Carolina State University.

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

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

South Carolina State 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

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 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
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 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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