General Family & Consumer Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

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

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620.

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.

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at SFASU 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 SFASU

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

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at SFASU 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 Stephen F Austin State University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SFASU 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 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from SFASU, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Stephen F Austin 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	142

Related Majors

• Human Sciences Business Services
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services

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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570
Home Economics Professors	140	$63,860

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.