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Doctor's Degree in Family & Consumer Economics

Doctor’s Degrees in Family & Consumer Economics

9 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in consumer economics. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 22% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 33.3% of consumer economics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Consumer Economics Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 9 people earned their doctor's degree in consumer economics. This makes it the 207th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in consumer economics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 158
Graduate Certificate 64
Doctor’s Degree 9

Earnings of Consumer Economics Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for consumer economics majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in consumer economics. About 88.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1
Women 8
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The racial-ethnic distribution of consumer economics doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0
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There are 3 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in consumer economics. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
10 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for consumer economics students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $14,496 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $19,116 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 10 people received their doctor's degree in consumer economics from UMN Twin Cities. About 100% of this group were women, and 14% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
3 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Arizona comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in consumer economics. Roughly 45,600 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,546 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,718 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their doctor's degree in consumer economics from University of Arizona. Of these students, 50% were women and 50% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to consumer economics that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Family Studies 165
General Family & Consumer Sciences 39
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 20
Other Family & Human Sciences 20
Textile & Apparel Studies 14

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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