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Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, take a look at what West Chester University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

WCUPA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WCUPA offers distance education options for family, consumer and human sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

WCUPA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of family, consumer and human sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from WCUPA, 88% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in family, consumer and human sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 26

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Retail Sales Supervisors 46,010 $46,680
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 37,440 $38,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Childcare Workers 25,370 $22,920

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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