Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Northern Iowa

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

UNI is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa and approximately 9,507 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UNI.

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.

UNI Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNI Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNI 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 UNI 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	33
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UNI

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

UNI Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 family, consumer and human sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNI, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at UNI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	57
Textile & Apparel Studies	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Psychology
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Northern Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Retail Sales Supervisors	12,810	$40,090
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	10,460	$32,480
Childcare Workers	8,770	$21,540
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,580	$27,110

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 Feddacheenee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.