Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 406 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

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 Austin 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 Austin Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at UT Austin 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	11

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UT Austin. This makes it the #119 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

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

Of the 406 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 13% were men and 87% were 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 UT Austin since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	100
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	124
White	137
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	185
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	158
Textile & Apparel Studies	64
General Family & Consumer Sciences	11

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Childcare Workers	46,890	$22,150
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.