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Family & Consumer Economics at The University of Alabama

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Family & Consumer Economics at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study family and consumer economics, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received their master's degree in consumer economics.

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.

UA Family & Consumer Economics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Consumer Economics

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Consumer Economics Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Family & Consumer Economics Master’s Program

68% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The consumer economics program at UA awarded 31 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in consumer economics each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a consumer economics master's degree from UA, 81% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in consumer economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 25
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Farm and Home Management Advisors 350 $56,800

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*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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