General Family & Consumer Sciences at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079. In 2021, 13 consumer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

Fort Valley State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer science major at Fort Valley 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
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	12
Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	41
	42
Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	44
	44
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	54

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from Fort Valley State University Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fort Valley State University is $25,905. This is less than $27,726, which is the national average of all consumer science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in consumer science from Fort Valley State University in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 Fort Valley State University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fort Valley State University 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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$41,680

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.