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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

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.

UW - Madison Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Master’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Madison

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Madison offers distance education options for family, consumer & human sciences at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

UW - Madison Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at UW - Madison 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer & human sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UW - Madison Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

92% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from UW - Madison, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	197
Textile & Apparel Studies	27
General Family & Consumer Sciences	26

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	17,650	$31,830
Retail Sales Supervisors	16,690	$43,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,450	$37,230

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
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