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 The University of Tennessee - Martin. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Martin paid an average of $594 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $342 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,214 | $14,254 |
| Fees | $1,534 | $1,534 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $6,398 | $6,398 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,170 | $4,170 |
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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 UT Martin took out an average of $24,231 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $24,393.
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Martin is $26,739 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $27,453.
Online degrees for the UT Martin 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 UT Martin Online Learning page.
About 95.5% 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 graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in consumer science at UT Martin in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 22 |
*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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