General Family & Consumer Sciences at Eastern Illinois 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 Eastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 48 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.

EIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

EIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks consumer science programs across the country. The following shows how EIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer science major at EIU 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
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	12
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	15

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from EIU. This makes it the #4 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of EIU Consumer Science Graduates

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at EIU is $29,815. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at EIU 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 Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 consumer science majors earned their master's degree from EIU. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from EIU, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EIU 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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors	190	$37,960
Home Economics Professors	50	$86,780

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.