Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences.

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.

CWU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in family, consumer and human sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

The family, consumer and human sciences program at CWU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

The following family, consumer and human sciences concentations are available at Central Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences	13

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Education

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Retail Sales Supervisors	22,670	$52,240
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	21,740	$41,430
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.