Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Southern Utah University

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what Southern Utah University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and has a total student population of 12,582. Of the 1,387 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Utah University in 2021, 85 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.

Southern Utah University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Southern Utah University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Southern Utah 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	180
	201
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	266
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	323
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools	486

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Southern Utah University

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

Southern Utah University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern Utah University. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. 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 Southern Utah University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	66
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Southern Utah University 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

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at Southern Utah University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Utah University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	49
Human Development & Family Studies	36

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 UT, the home state for Southern Utah University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Retail Sales Supervisors	9,590	$38,940
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,860	$57,660
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	7,790	$32,230
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,220	$28,840

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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