Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Maryland - College Park

Every family, consumer and human sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family, consumer and human sciences program at University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 108 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UMCP.

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.

UMCP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMCP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

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

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 UMCP 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 Schools	27
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	164

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UMCP. This is the #165 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went 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 UMCP since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	41
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMCP 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

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	108

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Retail Sales Supervisors	26,360	$46,240
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	18,390	$38,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Preschool Teachers	9,400	$38,440

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.