Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying family, consumer and human sciences, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. Of the 4,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2021, 89 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.

Syracuse Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Syracuse 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 Syracuse 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
	15

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Syracuse. This makes it the #119 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Syracuse. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Syracuse Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their master's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Syracuse also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 2 students 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 Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	47
Human Development & Family Studies	42
Human Sciences Business Services	22

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.