Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Prairie View A & M University

Every family, consumer and 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 and human sciences program at Prairie View A & M University stacks up to those at other schools.

PVAMU is located in Prairie View, Texas and approximately 9,248 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from PVAMU.

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.

PVAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

PVAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at PVAMU 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 PVAMU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	266

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from PVAMU. This makes it the #101 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at PVAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer and human sciences majors at Prairie View A & M University.

PVAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from PVAMU. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at PVAMU since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Prairie View A & M University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie View A & M University with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PVAMU 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 Prairie View A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	24
General Family & Consumer Sciences	9

Related Majors

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

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 TX, the home state for Prairie View A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Childcare Workers	46,890	$22,150
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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.