Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Sam Houston State University

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

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912.

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.

SHSU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

SHSU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at SHSU 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 SHSU

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

SHSU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% 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 SHSU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at SHSU 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	21
General Family & Consumer Sciences	17

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State 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
• Image Credit: By Bigguill under License

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