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Family & Consumer Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Family & Consumer Economics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students received a bachelor's degree in consumer economics from UNL.

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.

UNL Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Economics

Online Classes Are Available at UNL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UNL does offer online education options in consumer economics for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UNL Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

The consumer economics major at UNL 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.

How Much Do Consumer Economics Graduates from UNL Make?

The median salary of consumer economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $29,642. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $33,139 for all consumer economics students.

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Consumer Economics Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The consumer economics program at UNL awarded 138 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in consumer economics at UNL 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 - Lincoln with a bachelor's in consumer economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 103
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

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 - Lincoln.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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