General Family & Consumer Sciences at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in consumer science.

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.

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

Online Classes Are Available at CWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CWU offers distance education options for consumer science at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

The consumer science program at CWU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Home Economics Professors	110	$64,590
Farm and Home Management Advisors	90	$57,530

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.