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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Tennessee Technological University

General Family & Consumer Sciences at Tennessee Technological University

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 Tennessee Technological University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee Tech University is located in Cookeville, Tennessee and approximately 10,177 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.

Tennessee Tech University General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

Tennessee Tech University General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at Tennessee Tech 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.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Tennessee Tech University

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

Tennessee Tech University General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at Tennessee Tech University 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 Tennessee Technological University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 45
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tennessee Technological University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 67

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee Technological University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $45,910
Home Economics Professors 30 $59,740

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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