General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study general family and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer science from UA.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	3
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	3
	11
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in consumer science from UA. This makes it the #1 most popular school for consumer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UA Consumer Science Graduates

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $31,951. This is 15% higher than $27,726, which is the national average for all consumer science bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students earned a bachelor's degree in consumer science from UA. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical consumer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at UA since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 63% 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	33
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UA General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a master's degree in consumer science from UA. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in consumer science each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from UA, 79% 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	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UA also has a doctoral program available in consumer science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• Family & Consumer Economics
• Human Development & Family Studies
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.