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Doctor’s Degrees in Family & Consumer Economics

13 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
8% 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 8% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 15.4% of consumer economics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Consumer Economics Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students 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 205
Graduate Certificate 33
Doctor’s Degree 13

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 100.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 0
Women 13
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The racial-ethnic distribution of consumer economics doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 2
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
10% 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 $13,532 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $17,844 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 doctor's degrees were handed out to consumer economics majors at UMN Twin Cities. Around 10% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
3 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

University of Arizona comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering doctor's degrees in consumer economics. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,990 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,106 per year. The consumer economics program at University of Arizona awarded 3 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year.

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

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Family Studies 129
General Family & Consumer Sciences 37
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 31
Housing 10
Human Sciences Business Services 7

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.

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