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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University

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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

87% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 consumer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from Illinois State, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 Illinois State 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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