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 University of Montevallo. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Montevallo paid an average of $837 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $403 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,090 | $25,110 |
| Fees | $1,620 | $1,620 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,020 | $1,020 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,810 | $9,810 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,180 | $3,180 |
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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 Montevallo in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $31,000 in student debt. That is 27% higher than the national average of $24,393.
consumer science who receive their bachelor’s degree from Montevallo make an average of $26,353 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,453.
Online degrees for the Montevallo 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 Montevallo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% 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 Montevallo in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| 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 | 6 |
*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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