Family & Consumer Economics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer economics from Tennessee State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Tennessee State University Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Economics

Tennessee State University Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer economics progam at Tennessee State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer economics major at Tennessee State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family & Consumer Economics. 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 Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Family & Consumer Economics Schools	5
	23

Earnings of Tennessee State University Consumer Economics Graduates

The median salary of consumer economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University is $28,266. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,139 for all consumer economics students.

Consumer Economics Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer economics majors at Tennessee State University.

Tennessee State University Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of consumer economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its consumer economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in consumer economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University also has a doctoral program available in consumer economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Consumer Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Farm and Home Management Advisors	190	$45,910

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.