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 North Carolina A & T 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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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 NC A&T was ranked #59 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer science list. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
Here are some of the other rankings for NC A&T.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NC A&T paid an average of $710 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $148 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,540 | $17,050 |
| Fees | $3,117 | $3,117 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,930 | $7,930 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,300 | $2,300 |
Learn more about NC A&T 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC A&T in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $32,000 in student debt. That is 31% higher than the national average of $24,393.
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC A&T is $25,194 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $27,453.
Online degrees for the NC A&T 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 NC A&T Online Learning page.
About 93.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in consumer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in consumer science at NC A&T in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| 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 | 31 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general family and consumer sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 9 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 31 |
View All General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Majors >
*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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