The Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Major at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying family, consumer & human sciences, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and approximately 10,037 students attend the school each year.

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.

IUP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at IUP

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? IUP offers distance education options for family, consumer & human sciences at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

IUP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at IUP 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 IUP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

IUP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

95% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at IUP 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IUP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

87% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer & human sciences each year. IUP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from IUP, 91% 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a master's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer & human sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	60
Human Development & Family Studies	25
General Family & Consumer Sciences	2

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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Retail Sales Supervisors	46,010	$46,680
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	37,440	$38,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Childcare Workers	25,370	$22,920

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
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