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 Texas Tech University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for consumer science majors, Texas Tech came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Texas Tech.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Texas Tech paid an average of $698 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $289 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,683 | $20,953 |
| Fees | $2,917 | $2,917 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,956 | $9,956 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,400 | $4,400 |
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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 Texas Tech in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $24,393.
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Texas Tech is $33,281 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $27,453.
Texas Tech 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 Texas Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 81.0% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in consumer science at Texas Tech in 2019-2020, 41.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 132 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
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 | 232 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general family and consumer sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Economics | 59 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 209 |
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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