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General Family & Consumer Sciences at The University of Alabama

What traits are you looking for in a school for General Family & Consumer Sciences, consider the program at The University of Alabama. Get started with the following essential facts.

The University of Alabama sits in Tuscaloosa, AL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 129 general family & consumer sciences graduations were recorded at The University of Alabama.

Online Class Availability at The University of Alabama

Online coursework is an option at The University of Alabama. Of 40,846 students, 6,289 (15%) studied exclusively online and 11,899 (29%) took at least some classes online.

General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings at The University of Alabama

These rankings give you a sense of how The University of Alabama’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Alabama	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 17
Best Value	Alabama	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#12 of 43
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#16 of 17
Best Value	Nationwide	#41 of 43

Earnings for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates from The University of Alabama

Graduates of The University of Alabama’s General Family & Consumer Sciences program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$34,098
2 years	$32,908
3 years	$36,450
4 years	$43,631
5 years	$55,380

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates from The University of Alabama report median earnings of $43,631, compared with $64,459 for all The University of Alabama graduates — about 32% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates from The University of Alabama is $25,125.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at The University of Alabama, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Family & Consumer Sciences graduates at The University of Alabama are 68% women (88) and 32% men (41).

General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program at The University of Alabama

Of the 111 bachelor’s general family & consumer sciences graduates at The University of Alabama, 69% were women (77) and 31% were men (34).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Alabama.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	69
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	30
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	6
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 36% of General Family & Consumer Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at The University of Alabama, lower than the national average of 51%.*

General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program at The University of Alabama

Among the 18 master’s general family & consumer sciences degrees awarded at The University of Alabama, 61% were women (11) and 39% were men (7).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 39% of General Family & Consumer Sciences master’s degree recipients at The University of Alabama, 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 The University of Alabama

This General Family & Consumer Sciences program at The University of Alabama breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Sciences	129

Best-Paid Careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences Graduates

Students who finish General Family & Consumer Sciences program at The University of Alabama go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for General Family & Consumer Sciences majors, 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.