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General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study General Family & Consumer Sciences, consider the program at The University of Texas at Austin. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 18 general family & consumer sciences degrees were awarded at The University of Texas at Austin.

Online Class Availability at The University of Texas at Austin

Many students take online classes at The University of Texas at Austin. Of 53,864 students, 257 (0%) studied exclusively online and 19,713 (37%) took at least some classes online.

General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings at The University of Texas at Austin

Use these rankings to compare The University of Texas at Austin’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#2 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#2 of 4
Best Value	Texas	#3 of 4
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#5 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#13 of 43
Best Value	Nationwide	#33 of 43

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at The University of Texas at Austin, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at The University of Texas at Austin are 89% women (16) and 11% men (2).

General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program at The University of Texas at Austin

Among the 18 bachelor’s general family & consumer sciences degrees awarded at The University of Texas at Austin, 89% were women (16) and 11% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	4
Asian	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Texas at Austin, above the national average of 51%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Family & Consumer Sciences Concentrations at The University of Texas at Austin

This General Family & Consumer Sciences program at The University of Texas at Austin offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Sciences	18

Best-Paid Careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates

Graduates of the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at The University of Texas at Austin work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.