Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies degree recipients are Salt Lake City, UT, Auburn, AL, and Wayne, NE. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies degree recipients are Wayne, NE, Salt Lake City, UT, and Frederick, MD. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of Utah awards the most degrees in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies in the US, but Wayne State College and Hood College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies.
Tuition costs for Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies majors are, on average, $7,760 for in-state public colleges, and $42,510 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (8 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (151 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (151 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Utah has the most Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies degree recipients, with 106 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Wayne State College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies, with 1.39%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Human Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $58,399 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
The industry that employs the most Human Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Dairy product manufacturing.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $58,399 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Human Sciences majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Education administrators.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Marriage and family therapists, and Preschool & kindergarten teachers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Human Sciences majors are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, and Physicians.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.92%, from 391,459 in 2020 to 402,901 in 2021.
The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (10.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Child day care services, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.
The highest paying industries of Human Sciences majors, by average wage, are Dairy product manufacturing, U. S. Air Force, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.92%, from 391,459 in 2020 to 402,901 in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Child day care services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.4.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Human Sciences (109 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 29 years old, which represent 3.16% and 3.04% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Post-Masters Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Family & Consumer Sciences Studies.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Human Sciences degrees (3.59 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (5,498 degree recipients).
