Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Alabama

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at UA 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer & human sciences, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% 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 UA since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	359
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

79% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer & human sciences each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from UA, 77% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a master's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	147
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	251
General Family & Consumer Sciences	221
Human Development & Family Studies	168
Family & Consumer Economics	99
Textile & Apparel Studies	54

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Retail Sales Supervisors	21,110	$42,080
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,190	$31,600
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	11,080	$22,100
Childcare Workers	7,490	$19,920

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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