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 Southeast Missouri 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southeast Missouri State University paid an average of $432 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $226 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,779 | $12,951 |
| Fees | $1,254 | $1,254 |
| Books and Supplies | $637 | $637 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,511 | $9,511 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,816 | $4,816 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Southeast Missouri State University in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $25,500 in student debt. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,393.
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University is $27,729 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,453.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the consumer science bachelor’s degree program at Southeast Missouri State University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Southeast Missouri State University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.2% 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%.
Around 11.8% of consumer science bachelor’s degree recipients at Southeast Missouri State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 55 |
| International Students | 5 |
| 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 | 68 |
*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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