Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Oklahoma Baptist University

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer and human sciences school? To help you decide if Oklahoma Baptist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's family, consumer and human sciences program.

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and approximately 1,763 students attend the school each year. Of the 343 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2021, 10 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

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.

OBU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

OBU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at OBU 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 Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at OBU 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 Oklahoma Baptist University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

OBU 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

If you plan to be a family, consumer and 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 Oklahoma Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	10

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Retail Sales Supervisors	16,720	$42,510
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	15,500	$29,190
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	9,680	$21,650
Childcare Workers	7,160	$20,440

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 Gigrantula under License

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