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 South Carolina State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 consumer science major at South Carolina State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Consumer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for South Carolina State University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at South Carolina State University paid an average of $906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $461 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,528 | $20,218 |
| Fees | $1,532 | $1,532 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $8,000 | $8,000 |
Learn more about South Carolina State University 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 South Carolina State University took out an average of $37,000 in student loans. That is 52% higher than the national average of $24,393.
consumer science who receive their bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University make an average of $18,315 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% lower than the national average of $27,453.
Online degrees for the South Carolina State University 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 South Carolina State University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in consumer science in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
All of the consumer science bachelor’s degree recipients at South Carolina State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 38 |
| 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 | 39 |
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 | 4 |
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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