Family & Consumer Economics at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study family & 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.

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

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

UA Family & Consumer Economics Rankings

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

36% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of consumer economics master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in consumer economics each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a consumer economics master's degree from UA, 72% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Family Resource Management Studies	31

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

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.

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