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 Prairie View A & M University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in consumer science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at PVAMU paid an average of $786 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $283 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,096 | $14,316 |
| Fees | $2,755 | $2,755 |
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their master’s degree from PVAMU is $35,416 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $39,250.
PVAMU does not offer an online option for its consumer science master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PVAMU Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their Master’s in consumer science in 2019-2020 were women.
Around 88.9% of consumer science master’s degree recipients at PVAMU 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 | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 9 |
*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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