2010 Graduate Research Productivity in Family and Consumer Sciences

Family and consumer sciences programs in colleges and universities in the United States submitted 263 titles of graduate research in 2010, a decrease of 68 titles from the previous year. However, nonresponse from 27 of the 48 universities that were contacted suggests the number of theses and dissertations reported in this article does not fully represent all graduate degrees granted in family and consumer sciences in 2010. Factors associated with underreporting need to be further explored. Three categories account for 59% of all reported titles in theses and dissertations. The categories are foods/nutrition/dietetics; child/human development; and family relations/marriage.