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 Wyoming. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in consumer science, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UW was ranked #18 on College Factual's Best Schools for consumer science list. It is also ranked #1 in Wyoming.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW paid an average of $603 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $145 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,480 | $14,472 |
| Fees | $1,441 | $1,441 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,615 | $10,615 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,184 | $3,184 |
Learn more about UW 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW in Consumer Science walked away with an average of $22,000 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $24,393.
consumer science who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW make an average of $32,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $27,453.
UW 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 UW Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in consumer science at UW in 2019-2020, 13.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 42 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
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 | 54 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
