Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Bluffton University

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer and human sciences school? To help you decide if Bluffton University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer and human sciences program.

Bluffton is located in Bluffton, Ohio and approximately 750 students attend the school each year. Of the 177 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bluffton University in 2021, 11 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.

Bluffton Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Bluffton Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at Bluffton 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 Bluffton 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
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Bluffton

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

Bluffton Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to 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 Bluffton since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Bluffton 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 Bluffton University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bluffton 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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bluffton University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	16
Human Development & Family Studies	3

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 OH, the home state for Bluffton University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Retail Sales Supervisors	41,240	$43,080
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	39,220	$33,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	18,910	$27,260

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.