2023 Family and Community Services Students

STUDENTS

College often is a very formative period of one's life; it is an occasion for personal progress and expansion. Students attempt to learn who they can be and cultivate many of the must-have skills to be a prosperous adult. But learning also happens outside a classroom - the late nights discussing Vonnegut with a schoolmate, the funny story received from an old instructor, the exposure to a different way of viewing the world. Therefore, finding a diverse college vastly enriches what you gain from your time at university.

Family and Community Services is a more ethnically diverse major than average*. 54% of the US' Family and Community Services majors are white students, followed by black students (21%), latino students (12%), and students of other races**(8%). The most ethnically diverse college* in the top 100 is University of Maryland-College Park located in College Park, MD.

Furthermore, Family and Community Services very highly skews female, more so 93% of subjects. Just north of 7 in 8 students majoring in Family and Community Services identify as women. University of Maryland-College Park in College Park, MD has the most gender balanced student body in the top 100.

Another important type of diversity is socioeconomic diversity. Family and Community Services is fairly close to the median for wealth diversity (52nd percentile). 30% of its majors come from families with $110,000 plus annual incomes, 17% are from families with $75,000 to $110,000 annual incomes, and 23% grew up in families that earn south of $30,000 a year. East Carolina University has the most financially diverse student body in the top 100.

Considering each type of diversity, overall MD is the most diverse state for Family and Community Services. The Mid East is the most diverse region, and the Big West Conference is the most diverse conference.

* diversity calculations and comparisons are based on Simpson's Diversity Index
** other races is used to refer to non asian, black, latino, or white

Diversity Statistics

Racial Diversity

• Asian: 5%

• Black: 21%

• Latino: 12%

• White: 54%

• Other: 8%

  Gender Diversity

• Male: 12%

• Female: 88%

  Socioeconomic Diversity (By Household Income)

• Under 30k: 23%

• 30k - 48k: 14%

• 48k - 75k: 16%

• 75k - 110k: 17%

• Over 110k: 30%

  Geographic Diversity

• In State: 73%

• Out of State: 22%

• International: 5%