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 Stephen F Austin State 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 SFASU paid an average of $976 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $567 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,262 | $13,524 |
| Fees | $2,171 | $2,171 |
consumer science who receive their master’s degree from SFASU make an average of $52,107 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% 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 SFASU 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 SFASU Online Learning page.
About 91.7% of the students who received their Master’s in consumer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.8% of the consumer science master’s degrees at SFASU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 24 |
*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.