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

Every family, consumer & 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 & 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.

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

The family, consumer & 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.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical family, consumer & 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 11% more men than 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 & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer & 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 Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	108

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & 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

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