Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Northwestern 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer & human sciences, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from Northwestern, 83% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	7

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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
• Image Credit: By Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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