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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Eastern Illinois University

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

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626.

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.

EIU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

EIU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

96% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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Of the students who received a family, consumer & human sciences master's degree from EIU, 58% 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 Eastern Illinois University with a master's in family, consumer & human sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family & Consumer Sciences 23

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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Retail Sales Supervisors 38,510 $42,880
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 28,330 $32,490
Sales Managers 24,800 $131,400

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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