Family & Consumer Economics at Texas Tech University

Every family & consumer economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the consumer economics program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Family & Consumer Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Economics
Master’s Degree in Consumer Economics

Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

Consumer Economics Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer economics majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Program

53% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of consumer economics master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in consumer economics each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the consumer economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Family & Consumer Economics

If you plan to be a consumer economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family Resource Management Studies	59

Careers That Consumer Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer economics 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 Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Farm and Home Management Advisors	180	$28,570

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
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