Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Meredith College

Every family, consumer and human sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family, consumer and human sciences program at Meredith College stacks up to those at other schools.

Meredith is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,802. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

Meredith Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Meredith Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Meredith

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

Meredith Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from Meredith, 69% 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 Meredith College with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	29

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NC, the home state for Meredith College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	36,160	$34,360
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Childcare Workers	18,830	$22,940
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170

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 Abbylabar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.