Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Tennessee Technological University

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

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 67 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Tennessee Tech University.

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

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

Tennessee Tech 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 Tech University performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
	132
	181
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	243
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	352

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 and human sciences majors at Tennessee Technological University.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went 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 Tech University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and 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 and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Tennessee Tech 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

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 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

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