Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Utah Valley University

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 Utah Valley University stacks up to those at other schools.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

UVU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at UVU 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 UVU

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

UVU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% 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 UVU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	132
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	143

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• English Language & Literature

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Retail Sales Supervisors	9,590	$38,940
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,860	$57,660
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	7,790	$32,230
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,220	$28,840

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 uvuphotos under License

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