General Family & Consumer Sciences at Central Washington University

If you are interested in studying general family and consumer sciences, you may want to check out the program at Central Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. In 2021, 2 consumer science majors received their bachelor's degree from CWU.

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.

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CWU does offer online courses in consumer science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at CWU 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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from CWU. This makes it the #8 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at Central Washington University.

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 consumer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at CWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 consumer science majors earned their master's degree from CWU. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• Human Development & Family Studies

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Home Economics Professors	110	$64,590
Farm and Home Management Advisors	90	$57,530

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.