Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 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.

Texas Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Texas Tech

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, Texas Tech does offer online courses in family, consumer and human sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Texas Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and human sciences, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from Texas Tech. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in family, consumer and human sciences each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from Texas Tech, 54% were white. This is below average 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 41% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	43
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Economics	59
Housing	12
Human Development & Family Studies	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 Texas Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.