Family & Consumer Economics at Virginia State University

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 Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,020. In 2021, 18 consumer economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Virginia State.

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.

Virginia State Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Economics

Virginia State Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the consumer economics progam at Virginia State 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 Virginia State 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 Focused Family & Consumer Economics Schools	2
	15
Most Popular Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	19
Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools	22

Earnings of Virginia State Consumer Economics Graduates

The median salary of consumer economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia State is $30,141. 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 Virginia State

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

Virginia State Family & Consumer Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in consumer economics from Virginia State in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its consumer economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia State University with a bachelor's in consumer economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Food, Nutrition & Related Services

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 VA, the home state for Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.