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Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Eastern Illinois University

Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a family studies school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family studies program.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Family Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Family Studies

EIU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Rankings

The family studies major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. 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.

Family Studies Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family studies majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in family studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

EIU Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Program

96% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of family studies master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Of the students who received a family studies master's degree from EIU, 58% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in family studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Careers That Family Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in family studies 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 Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960
Home Economics Professors 50 $86,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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