General Family & Consumer Sciences at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and has a total student population of 14,761. Of the 2,524 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato 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.

Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Minnesota State Mankato offers distance education options for consumer science at the following degree levels:

Minnesota State Mankato General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at Minnesota State Mankato compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	27

Earnings of Minnesota State Mankato Consumer Science Graduates

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Minnesota State Mankato is $30,773. This is 11% higher than $27,726, which is the national average for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 consumer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Minnesota State Mankato. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 77% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Minnesota State Mankato also has a doctoral program available in consumer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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