General Family & Consumer Sciences at Alabama A & M University

What traits are you looking for in a consumer science school? To help you decide if Alabama A & M University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's consumer science program.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Family & Consumer Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

AAMU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science
• Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

AAMU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at AAMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Family & Consumer Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its consumer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AAMU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alabama A & M University with a master's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

The following consumer science concentations are available at Alabama A & M University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	24

Related Majors

Careers That Consumer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Farm and Home Management Advisors	350	$56,800
Home Economics Professors	90	$73,530

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.