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 Eastern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in consumer science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at EIU paid an average of $750 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $313 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,503 | $18,007 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their master’s degree from EIU is $40,728 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $39,250.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that EIU offers online option in its consumer science master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 96.0% of the consumer science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in consumer science at EIU in 2019-2020, 36.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 25 |
*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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