General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

If you are interested in studying general family and consumer sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAPB is located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas and approximately 2,668 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 consumer science majors received their bachelor's degree from UAPB.

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.

UAPB General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

UAPB General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer science major at UAPB 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 Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Most Focused General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	20
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	47
Most Popular General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools	59

How Much Do Consumer Science Graduates from UAPB Make?

The median salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAPB is $24,324. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,726 for all consumer science students.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at UAPB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

UAPB General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 consumer science majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAPB. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a bachelor's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAPB 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Farm and Home Management Advisors	230	$53,840

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.