Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Alabama A & M University

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what Alabama A & M University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from AAMU.

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.

AAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

AAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at AAMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at AAMU 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
	103
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	110
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	113
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	337

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from AAMU. This makes it the #131 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at AAMU

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

AAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from AAMU. About 10% were men and 90% were women. 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 AAMU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

AAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from AAMU. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

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

AAMU also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	24

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Retail Sales Supervisors	21,110	$42,080
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,190	$31,600
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	11,080	$22,100
Childcare Workers	7,490	$19,920

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.