Salt Lake City, Utah · Public
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other at University of Utah
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 300 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~300
- Schools with reported signal
- 6
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 86%
- Graduation rate
- 65.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,200/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $64,800
- Median debt
- $19,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $67,170/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 6 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,464 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,514 above). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 17% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · 0.0% reported share · $13,946 net B 
Wayne State College Wayne, NE · 1.0% reported share · $15,360 net B Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA · 0.2% reported share · $15,282 net C 
Hood College Frederick, MD · 0.4% reported share · $20,873 net C 
Auburn University Auburn, AL · 0.4% reported share · $24,323 net C Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at University of Utah, which is bigger than 83% of schools in this field set and 2.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 300 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Utah's average net price is $16,200 per year, about $64,800 over four years. That is $1,464 below the $17,664 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $67,170 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,514 above the $54,656 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks University of Utah #1 of 6 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.