General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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.

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at Illinois State 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.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

If you plan to be a consumer science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	57

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State 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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.