Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,289 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2021, 25 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.

SUNY Plattsburgh Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 SUNY Plattsburgh 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
	106
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	169
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	578

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Plattsburgh, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at SUNY Plattsburgh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNY Plattsburgh 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Plattsburgh.

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
• Image Credit: By Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.