Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 170 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.

UCONN 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

UCONN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at UCONN 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 UCONN 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
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UCONN. This makes it the #124 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% 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 UCONN since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	83
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCONN Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from UCONN, 60% 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 Connecticut 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	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at University of Connecticut. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	177

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Retail Sales Supervisors	14,960	$52,610
Childcare Workers	9,490	$27,400
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	8,640	$42,050
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.