Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UIC.

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.

UIC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UIC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at UIC 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 UIC 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
	105

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UIC. This makes it the #86 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences from UIC in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% 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 UIC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 family, consumer and human sciences majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC 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

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	65

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Retail Sales Supervisors	38,510	$42,880
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	28,330	$32,490
Sales Managers	24,800	$131,400

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.