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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Western Illinois University

General Family & Consumer Sciences at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

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.

WIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science

WIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
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 Western Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 1

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960
Home Economics Professors 50 $86,780

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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