Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

Lamar University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Lamar University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in family, consumer and human sciences each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the family, consumer and human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lamar University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	57
General Family & Consumer Sciences	2

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Lamar University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Retail Sales Supervisors	96,740	$45,570
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	84,060	$39,420
Childcare Workers	46,890	$22,150
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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 Billy Hathorn under License

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