General Family & Consumer Sciences at Alabama A & M University
AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer science from AAMU.
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.
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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 following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at AAMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools | 8 |
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools | 10 |
16 | |
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools | 19 |
56 | |
60 | |
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools | 63 |
In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from AAMU. This makes it the #17 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of AAMU Consumer Science Graduates
The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at AAMU is $22,540. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science students.
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
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
AAMU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program
In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% 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 |
AAMU also has a doctoral program available in consumer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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.
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