Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,646. In 2021, 21 family, consumer and human sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UMES.

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.

UMES Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMES Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the family, consumer and human sciences progam at UMES 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 UMES 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
	209

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMES, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMES 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	21

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Education
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.