Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Portland State University

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Portland State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Portland State University 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 Portland State University

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

Portland State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Portland State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	22
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	101
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	15

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Retail Sales Supervisors	16,710	$44,240
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	12,870	$34,760
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Preschool Teachers	7,100	$30,400

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
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