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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Delta State University

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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Delta State University

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 Delta State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,999. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University in 2021, 20 of them were general family and consumer sciences majors.

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.

Delta State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

Delta State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at Delta State University 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 Delta State University 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
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools 5
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools 17
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools 52
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Earnings of Delta State University Consumer Science Graduates

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Delta State University is $22,853. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science students.

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Consumer Science Student Demographics at Delta State University

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

Delta State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in consumer science from Delta State University. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Delta State University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers 8,920 $47,190
Farm and Home Management Advisors 320 $49,350
Home Economics Professors 60 $65,720

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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