Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 378 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.

UH Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UH Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UH performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at UH 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 Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	43

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UH. This makes it the #31 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 378 students earned a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UH. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. 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 UH since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 University of Houston with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	96
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	81
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UH Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UH. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer and human sciences each year. UH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from UH, 59% 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 Houston with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	192
Human Development & Family Studies	114
Human Sciences Business Services	101

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 University of Houston.

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 RJN2 under License

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