by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at University of Missouri - Columbia. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in family, consumer and human sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Mizzou was ranked #40 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 #1 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mizzou.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mizzou was $920 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $311 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,330 | $27,612 |
| Fees | $1,393 | $1,393 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,032 | $1,032 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,668 | $10,668 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,288 | $5,288 |
Learn more about Mizzou tuition and fees.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Mizzou offers online option in its family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mizzou Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.1% of the family, consumer and human sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 88.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.6% of the family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degrees at Mizzou in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 148 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 1 |
| Family & Consumer Economics | 55 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 55 |
| Housing | 35 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 47 |
*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.
