by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily, Consumer & Human Sciences is a program of study at Whittier College. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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. The bachelor's program at Whittier was ranked #290 on College Factual's Best Schools for family, consumer and human sciences list. It is also ranked #43 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Whittier.
Part-time undergraduates at Whittier paid an average of $2,039 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $48,924 | $48,924 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,878 | $14,878 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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Online degrees for the Whittier family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Whittier Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences in 2019-2020, 92.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 88.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 67.9% of the family, consumer and human sciences bachelor’s degrees at Whittier in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 28 |
*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.
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