Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year. Of the 985 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University in 2021, 28 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.

Tennessee State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Tennessee State University performed in these rankings.

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 Tennessee 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	252
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	260

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

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

The family, consumer and human sciences program at Tennessee State University awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to 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 Tennessee State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Economics	28

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,290	$43,520
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	20,270	$32,420
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Food Service Managers	10,030	$47,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	9,800	$25,580

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.