Family & Consumer Science Business Services
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Family & Consumer Science Business Services degree recipients are Fort Collins, CO, Houston, TX, and Blacksburg, VA. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Family & Consumer Science Business Services degree recipients are Alexandria, MN, Fort Collins, CO, and Blacksburg, VA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Family & Consumer Science Business Services is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Family & Consumer Science Business Services and the types of students that study this field. Colorado State University-Fort Collins awards the most degrees in Family & Consumer Science Business Services in the US, but Alexandria Technical & Community College and Colorado State University-Fort Collins have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services.
Tuition costs for Family & Consumer Science Business Services majors are, on average, $9,718 for in-state public colleges, and $41,210 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Family & Consumer Science Business Services programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (14 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (435 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services, is Public, 4-year or above (435 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Family & Consumer Science Business Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Colorado State University-Fort Collins has the most Family & Consumer Science Business Services degree recipients, with 225 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services.
Out of all institutions that offer Family & Consumer Science Business Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Alexandria Technical & Community College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services, with 4.1%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Human Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most Human Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $68,955 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Human Sciences majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Health diagnosing & treating practitioners, all other.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Human Sciences majors are Surgeons, Transportation inspectors, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.
The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (9.14%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Child day care services.
The highest paying industries of Human Sciences majors, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Miscellaneous petroleum & coal products, and Miscellaneous paper & pulp products.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.97%, from 424,717 in 2023 to 433,073 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Human Sciences (304 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 32 years old, which represent 3.09% and 3.09% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Family & Consumer Science Business Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Family & Consumer Science Business Services.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Family & Consumer Science Business Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Family & Consumer Science Business Services.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Jordan that hold Human Sciences degrees (3.64 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (6,148 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Family & Consumer Science Business Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Family & Consumer Science Business Services majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Family & Consumer Science Business Services majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Negotiation.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Family & Consumer Science Business Services majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Active Listening, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
