General Family & Consumer Sciences at Stephen F Austin State University

If you are interested in studying general family and consumer sciences, you may want to check out the program at Stephen F Austin State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and has a total student population of 12,620. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

Online Classes Are Available at SFASU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SFASU does offer online courses in consumer science for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at SFASU

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

SFASU General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from SFASU, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 TX, the home state for Stephen F Austin State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570
Home Economics Professors	140	$63,860

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.