Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

If you are interested in studying family, consumer and human sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Arkansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UCA.

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.

UCA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCA does offer online courses in family, consumer and human sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at UCA 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 UCA 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 Master’s Degree Schools	55
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	103
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	183

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UCA. This makes it the #55 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at UCA awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going 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 UCA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at UCA awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from UCA, 83% 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 University of Central Arkansas with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	44
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	17

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Retail Sales Supervisors	12,910	$38,980
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	12,190	$29,470
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,310	$22,320
Childcare Workers	5,870	$20,900

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.