General Family & Consumer Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Every general family & 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato stacks up to those at other schools.

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a total student population of 14,761.

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.

Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Consumer Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical consumer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

General Family & Consumer Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Minnesota State University - Mankato. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	48

Related Majors

• 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Farm and Home Management Advisors	40	$58,580

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 SaiketTewary under License

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