General Family & Consumer Sciences at East Central University

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

ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 3,608. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer science from ECU.

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.

ECU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

ECU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at ECU 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 ECU 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
	6
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	18
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from ECU Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $33,715. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Family & Consumer Sciences from ECU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at ECU 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 East Central 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

ECU 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 OK, the home state for East Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$47,140
Home Economics Professors	70	$65,100

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 Brad Holt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.