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 Montana State University. 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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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 MSU Bozeman was ranked #22 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer science list. It is also ranked #1 in Montana.
Here are some of the other rankings for MSU Bozeman.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MSU Bozeman paid an average of $1,180 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $358 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,654 | $25,087 |
| Fees | $1,717 | $2,017 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,450 | $1,450 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,400 | $10,400 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,838 | $3,838 |
Learn more about MSU Bozeman tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Consumer Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at MSU Bozeman took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $24,393.
consumer science who receive their bachelor’s degree from MSU Bozeman make an average of $28,381 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $27,453.
Online degrees for the MSU Bozeman 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 MSU Bozeman Online Learning page.
About 73.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in consumer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.2% of the consumer science bachelor’s degrees at MSU Bozeman in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 187 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
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 | 215 |
*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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