General Family & Consumer Sciences at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer science from TSU.

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.

TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer science major at TSU 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
	8
	8
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	30

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from TSU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from TSU Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TSU is $33,311. This is 20% higher than $27,726, which is the national average for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a bachelor's degree in consumer science from TSU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 Texas Southern University with a bachelor's in consumer science.

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

TSU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in consumer science from TSU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 52% better than the national average.*

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

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

TSU 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 TX, the home state for Texas Southern 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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.