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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Western Kentucky University

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying family, consumer & human sciences, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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.

WKU 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 WKU

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? WKU offers distance education options for family, consumer & human sciences at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

WKU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% 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 WKU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human sciences at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WKU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

80% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the family, consumer & human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer & human sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Textile & Apparel Studies	41
Human Development & Family Studies	4

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Retail Sales Supervisors	17,020	$38,060
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	14,580	$31,130
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Childcare Workers	11,340	$21,540
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,770	$25,630

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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