Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year.

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 Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Tennessee Tech University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Tech University

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at Tennessee Tech 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	67

Related Majors

• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological 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 Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.