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 Queens College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 QC was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer science list. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for QC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at QC paid an average of $620 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $305 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,930 | $14,880 |
| Fees | $608 | $608 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,486 | $15,486 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,655 | $5,655 |
Learn more about QC tuition and fees.
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 QC in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 39% lower than the national average of $24,393.
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from QC is $31,042 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $27,453.
QC does not offer an online option for its consumer science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the QC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 79.6% of the consumer science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 75.5% of the consumer science bachelor’s degrees at QC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 49 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
