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Major Overview for Consumer Economics

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Overview for Consumer Economics

A program that focuses on the application of micro- and macro-economic theory to consumer behavior and individual and family consumption of goods and services. Includes instruction in modeling, economic forecasting, indexing, price theory, and analysis of individual commodities and services and/or groups of related commodities and services.

Careers for Consumer Economics Majors

A major in Consumer Economics is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Consumer Economics

Top 12 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Consumer Economics among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
106
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$13,754
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
77
(1.4%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
74
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$14,765
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
37
(2.4%)
Minimally Selective$11,589
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
34
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$13,578
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
31
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$12,488
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
23
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$10,892
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
16
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$16,898
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
2
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$13,235
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
2
(0.1%)
Minimally Selective$13,155
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.