Family & Community Services

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
1,401
growing 1.16%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$8,422
growing 0.766%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$27,662
growing 1.81%
Average Wage
$58,399
growing 6.8%
People in Workforce
402,901
growing 2.92%
Average Employee Age
42.4
declining 0.247%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Family & Community Services degree recipients are Orem, UT, Gainesville, FL, and College Park, MD. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Family & Community Services degree recipients are Siloam Springs, AR, Messiah College, PA, and Owosso, MI. The most common degree awarded to students studying Family & Community Services is a bachelors degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Family & Community Services and the types of students that study this field. Utah Valley University awards the most degrees in Family & Community Services in the US, but Amridge University and Guam Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Family & Community Services.

Tuition costs for Family & Community Services majors are, on average, $8,422 for in-state public colleges, and $27,662 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Family & Community Services programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (36 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,011 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Family & Community Services

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Family & Community Services, is Public, 4-year or above (1,011 completions in 2021).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Family & Community Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,422
Median In-State Public
$27,662
Median Out of State Private

Utah Valley University has the most Family & Community Services degree recipients, with 143 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. 9.68%
  2. 3.74%
  3. 3.64%

Out of all institutions that offer Family & Community Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Amridge University has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Family & Community Services, with 9.68%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Family & Community Services

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Family & Community Services by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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briefcaseEmployment

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 $58,399 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 Dairy product manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$58,399
Average Wage in Workforce
± $2,266
6.8%
1 Year Growth
± 5.14%

The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $58,399 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.

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Highest Paying Locations

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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.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Marriage and family therapists, and Preschool & kindergarten teachers.

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Highest Paid

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Occupations by Share

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402,901
2021 Workforce
± 15,563
2.92%
1 Year Growth
± 5.35%

The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.92%, from 391,459 in 2020 to 402,901 in 2021.

The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (10.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

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402,901
2021 Workforce
± 15,563
2.92%
1 Year Growth
± 5.35%

The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.92%, from 391,459 in 2020 to 402,901 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Child day care services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.

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Specialty Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.

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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 42.4.

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 (835 students).

Workforce Age

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42.4
Average Age in 2021
± 0.52 Years
0.247%
1 Year Change
± 1.76%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 29 years old, which represent 3.16% and 3.04% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Family & Community Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (87.8%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    835 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American
    210 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    182 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Family & Community Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    596 degrees awarded
  2. Black or African American Female
    127 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    104 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Family & Community Services.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    5,498 degree recipients
  2. India
    4,537 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    3,821 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Korea
    3.59 times more than expected
  2. Hong Kong
    3.01 times more than expected
  3. Sri Lanka
    2.97 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Human Sciences degrees (3.59 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 (5,498 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Family & Community Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Family & Community Services majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Family & Community Services majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Management of Financial Resources, Science, Learning Strategies, Service Orientation, Instructing, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Management of Material Resources, Active Learning, Coordination, Mathematics, Active Listening, Negotiation, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion, Time Management, Technology Design, Writing, Programming, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Management of Personnel Resources, Monitoring, Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Troubleshooting, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.

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 & Community 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 Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Writing, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Monitoring, Time Management, Persuasion, Negotiation, Mathematics, Management of Personnel Resources, Science, Management of Financial Resources, Operation and Control, Operations Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Operation Monitoring, Technology Design, Programming, Quality Control Analysis, Equipment Selection, Troubleshooting, Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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