General Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University - Northridge

Every general family and consumer sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the consumer science program at California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 182 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer science from CSUN.

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.

CSUN General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

CSUN General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at CSUN 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 CSUN 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
	6

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from CSUN. This makes it the #10 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $31,949. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 182 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in consumer science from CSUN in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical consumer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 California State University - Northridge with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	34
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

CSUN General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in General Family & Consumer Sciences from CSUN in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUN also has a doctoral program available in consumer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Home Economics Professors	170	$93,960

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.