Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UT Knoxville.

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.

UT Knoxville Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at UT Knoxville compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UT Knoxville 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #27 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 104 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	86
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UT Knoxville Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at UT Knoxville awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from UT Knoxville, 93% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 5 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	112
Family & Consumer Economics	31

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Education
• Psychology

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

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 Nightryder84 under License

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