Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 585 students received a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Virginia Tech.

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.

Virginia Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer and human sciences major at Virginia Tech 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.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Virginia Tech. This makes it the #86 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at Virginia Tech awarded 585 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. The typical family, consumer and human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer and human sciences at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	420
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Virginia Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a master’s in family, consumer and human sciences from Virginia Tech in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer and human sciences each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from Virginia Tech, 64% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

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

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	283
Human Development & Family Studies	235
Human Sciences Business Services	89

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Retail Sales Supervisors	32,140	$47,330
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	27,380	$37,070
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Childcare Workers	14,410	$24,620

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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