by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Family & Consumer Economics is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Virginia State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in consumer economics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Virginia State was ranked #20 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer economics list. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Virginia State was $902 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $395 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,540 | $16,542 |
| Fees | $3,614 | $4,367 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,544 | $11,544 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,675 | $1,675 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia State in Consumer Economics walked away with an average of $37,095 in student debt. That is 57% higher than the national average of $23,657.
consumer economics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia State make an average of $33,281 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $34,083.
Virginia State does not offer an online option for its consumer economics bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.7% of the consumer economics students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in consumer economics at Virginia State in 2019-2020, 91.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 22 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Family & Consumer Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Family & Consumer Economics & Related Services | 24 |
*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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