General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Alabama

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

UA General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at UA 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 UA

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

UA General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical consumer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	83
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UA General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

52% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in consumer science each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from UA, 81% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	221

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Farm and Home Management Advisors	350	$56,800
Home Economics Professors	90	$73,530

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
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