Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Sarah Lawrence College

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 Sarah Lawrence College stacks up to those at other schools.

Sarah Lawrence is located in Bronxville, New York and has a total student population of 1,506. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences.

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.

Sarah Lawrence Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Sarah Lawrence Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Sarah Lawrence

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

Sarah Lawrence Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 9 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sarah Lawrence, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from Sarah Lawrence, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer and human sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Sarah Lawrence College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	9

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Sarah Lawrence College.

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 SaidieLou under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.