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. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at AAMU was ranked #76 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer science list. It is also ranked #5 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for AAMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at AAMU paid an average of $574 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $287 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,610 | $17,220 |
| Fees | $1,414 | $1,414 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,240 | $9,240 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,090 | $3,090 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Consumer Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at AAMU took out an average of $43,000 in student loans. That is 76% higher than the national average of $24,393.
Online degrees for the AAMU consumer science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AAMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.3% of the consumer science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
All of the consumer science bachelor’s degree recipients at AAMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 | 15 |
*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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