by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Alabama A & M University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in consumer science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at AAMU paid an average of $840 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $422 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,128 | $20,160 |
| Fees | $1,414 | $1,414 |
consumer science who receive their master’s degree from AAMU make an average of $37,208 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $39,250.
AAMU does not offer an online option for its consumer science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AAMU Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their Master’s in consumer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 85.7% of the consumer science master’s degrees at AAMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 7 |
*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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