by our College Data Analytics TeamFamily & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General is a concentration offered under the general family and consumer sciences major at Alabama A & M University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in family studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at AAMU paid an average of $840 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $422 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,128 | $20,160 |
| Fees | $1,414 | $1,414 |
AAMU does not offer an online option for its family studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AAMU Online Learning page.
About 71.4% of the students who received their Master’s in family studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.7%.
Around 85.7% of family studies master’s degree recipients at AAMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.