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General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

General Family & Consumer Sciences at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and approximately 10,335 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCA General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCA General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at UCA 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 UCA

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

UCA General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 UCA since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer science at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in consumer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCA General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from UCA, 100% 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 University of Central Arkansas with a master's in consumer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Central Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 44

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 Central Arkansas.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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