Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area.
We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in family, consumer and human sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Rankings for the Purdue Bachelor’s in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
#59in the U.S
#2in Indiana
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Purdue was ranked #59 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for family, consumer and human sciences majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences from Purdue Cost?
$9,992Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
Does Purdue Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences?
Purdue does not offer an online option for its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
117Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
87.2%Women
12.8%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 117 bachelor’s degrees in family, consumer and human sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 87.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences in 2019-2020 were women.
This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 88.1%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 12.8% of family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
2
Black or African American
1
Hispanic or Latino
10
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
88
International Students
14
Other Races/Ethnicities
2
Bachelor’s in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Focus Areas at Purdue
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.