Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Mississippi University for Women

If you are interested in studying family, consumer and human sciences, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi University for Women. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,704. In 2021, 13 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from MUW.

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.

MUW Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

MUW Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at MUW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at MUW 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 Schools	647

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MUW 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi University for Women. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	10
Human Development & Family Studies	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• History

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Retail Sales Supervisors	13,030	$37,710
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	9,490	$30,180
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	7,180	$20,460
Childcare Workers	6,530	$19,310

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.