General Family & Consumer Sciences at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Consumer Science

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Family & Consumer Sciences Associate’s Program

92% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of consumer science associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in consumer science graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

General Family & Consumer Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	24

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Farm and Home Management Advisors	320	$49,350
Home Economics Professors	60	$65,720

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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