Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Erikson Institute

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

The Erikson Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 457. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

The Erikson Institute Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

The Erikson Institute Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at The Erikson Institute

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

The Erikson Institute Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from The Erikson Institute. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from The Erikson Institute, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% 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 Erikson Institute with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

If you plan to be a family, consumer and 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 Erikson Institute. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Development & Family Studies	46

Related Majors

• 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 IL, the home state for Erikson Institute.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.