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General Family & Consumer Sciences at Prairie View A & M University

If you plan to study General Family & Consumer Sciences, you may want to check out the program at Prairie View A & M University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Prairie View A & M University is in Prairie View, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 5 general family & consumer sciences degrees were granted at Prairie View A & M University.

Online Class Availability at Prairie View A & M University

Online coursework is an option at Prairie View A & M University. Of 9,922 students, 842 (8%) studied exclusively online and 5,280 (53%) took at least some classes online.

General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings at Prairie View A & M University

Use these rankings to compare Prairie View A & M University’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program to other colleges that offer this major.

Earnings for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates from Prairie View A & M University

Students who complete Prairie View A & M University’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$39,606
2 years	$35,060
3 years	$42,595
4 years	$50,000
5 years	$59,427

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates from Prairie View A & M University earn a median of $50,000, compared with $52,084 for all Prairie View A & M University graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at Prairie View A & M University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at Prairie View A & M University are 100% women (5) and 0% men (0).

General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program at Prairie View A & M University

Among the 5 master’s general family & consumer sciences degrees awarded at Prairie View A & M University, 100% were women (5) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Family & Consumer Sciences master’s degree recipients at Prairie View A & M University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	3
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 60% of General Family & Consumer Sciences master’s degree recipients at Prairie View A & M University, above the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Family & Consumer Sciences Concentrations at Prairie View A & M University

The General Family & Consumer Sciences program at Prairie View A & M University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Sciences	5

Best-Paid Careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates

Graduates of the General Family & Consumer Sciences program at Prairie View A & M University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.