Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Virginia State University

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

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and approximately 4,020 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.

Virginia State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Virginia State 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 Virginia State

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

Virginia State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Virginia State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
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 Virginia State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Economics	18
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	2

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	27,380	$37,070
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Childcare Workers	14,410	$24,620

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.