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Family and Consumer Sciences

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Early Career Income
$56,345
Lifetime Income
$2.58M
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Female share
91.0%
Occupation concentration
40.2%
in top 10 occupations
Remote work share
17.6%
% who double-major
21.0%
BA Graduates from 2024
17,407
-7.8% vs 2023

How Family and Consumer Sciences compares

Ranked against every other major nationally.

Top occupations

See the Occupations and Industries tabs for full breakdowns, Double Majors for the most common second fields of degree, and Earnings for the trajectory by age, and Trends for degree production over time.

Degree titles included in this major

These detailed majors are included in the statistics for Family and Consumer Sciences.

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Communication
  • Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services, Other
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General
  • Consumer Economics
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
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  • Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services, Other
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Facilities Planning and Management
  • Home Furnishings and Equipment Installers
  • Housing and Human Environments, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Adult Development and Aging
  • Family Systems
  • Child Development
  • Family and Community Services
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Developmental Services Worker
  • Early Childhood and Family Studies
  • Parent Education Services
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Apparel and Textile Manufacture
  • Textile Science
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Fashion and Fabric Consultant
  • Apparel and Textiles, Other
  • Work and Family Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other

Based on federal labor and demographic data. Data source & methodology

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