General Family & Consumer Sciences at North Carolina Central University

If you plan to study general family and consumer sciences, take a look at what North Carolina Central University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 8,078. In 2021, 74 consumer science majors received their bachelor's degree from North Carolina Central 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.

North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer science progam at North Carolina Central University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer science major at North Carolina Central 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 Schools	2
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	17
	37
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	50

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from North Carolina Central University. This makes it the #3 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from North Carolina Central University Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at North Carolina Central University is $27,661. 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 North Carolina Central University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at North Carolina Central University.

North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in consumer science from North Carolina Central University in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 North Carolina Central University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

North Carolina Central University General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 30 consumer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from North Carolina Central University, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

North Carolina Central 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Farm and Home Management Advisors	130	$34,180
Home Economics Professors	60	$61,080

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 RDUpedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.