Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Family Studies
• Master’s Degree in Family Studies

UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Rankings

The family studies major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. 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 Studies Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family studies majors at The University of Alabama.

UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of family studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical family studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family studies 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UA Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of family studies master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in family studies each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family studies master's degree from UA, 81% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Family Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in family studies 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
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Farm and Home Management Advisors	350	$56,800
Home Economics Professors	90	$73,530

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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