by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Family Resource Management Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Family & Consumer Economics is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Texas Tech University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in consumer economics, 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 Texas Tech paid an average of $748 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $339 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,788 | $14,968 |
| Fees | $2,562 | $2,562 |
The median early career salary of consumer economics students who receive their master’s degree from Texas Tech is $58,221 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $42,533.
Texas Tech does not offer an online option for its consumer economics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in consumer economics in 2019-2020, 33.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.5% of the consumer economics master’s degrees at Texas Tech in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Family & Consumer Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Family Resource Management Studies | 80 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to family and consumer economics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Housing | 4 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 7 |
*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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