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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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.

Vanderbilt Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Vanderbilt Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

94% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from Vanderbilt, 77% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in family, consumer & human sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies 42

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Retail Sales Supervisors 32,290 $43,520
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 20,270 $32,420
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Food Service Managers 10,030 $47,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 9,800 $25,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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