The Family Studies Major at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Minnesota State University - Mankato

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Family Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Family Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

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? Minnesota State Mankato offers distance education options for family studies at the following degree levels:

Minnesota State Mankato Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Rankings

The family studies major at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family studies majors at Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Minnesota State Mankato Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of family studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical family studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family studies at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in family studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Farm and Home Management Advisors	40	$58,580

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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