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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at George Mason University

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at George Mason University

Every family, consumer & human sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family, consumer & human sciences program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in family, consumer & human sciences for the following degree levels:

GMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at GMU 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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer & human sciences concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies 17

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors 32,140 $47,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 27,380 $37,070
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Childcare Workers 14,410 $24,620

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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