Family & Consumer Economics at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Every family and consumer economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the consumer economics program at University of Nebraska at Kearney stacks up to those at other schools.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 46 consumer economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNK.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UNK Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Economics

UNK Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The consumer economics major at UNK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family & Consumer Economics. 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 Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10

Earnings of UNK Consumer Economics Graduates

The median salary of consumer economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNK is $28,393. This is less than $33,139, which is the national average of all consumer economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Consumer Economics Student Demographics at UNK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer economics majors at University of Nebraska at Kearney.

UNK Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in consumer economics from UNK in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer economics at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in consumer economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Consumer Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Farm and Home Management Advisors	470	$70,730

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.