Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Benedictine University

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

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year. Of the 701 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Benedictine University in 2021, 19 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

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.

Benedictine U Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Benedictine U Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Benedictine U 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
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	44
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	51
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	88
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	380
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	500

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Benedictine U. This makes it the #51 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Benedictine U

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

Benedictine U Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences from Benedictine U in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% 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 Benedictine U since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Benedictine U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Benedictine U Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their master's degree from Benedictine U. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from Benedictine U, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Benedictine U 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

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at Benedictine University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Benedictine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	38

Related Majors

• History
• 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 IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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 Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.