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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.

Colleges Offering a Major in Consumer Economics

Top 10 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Consumer Economics among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
 33
(2.0%)
Less Selective$7,143 
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
 107
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,814 
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
 59
(1.6%)
Less Selective$18,086 
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University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
 87
(1.5%)
Less Selective- 
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
 20
(1.4%)
Moderately Selective$10,345 
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
 65
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$24,280 
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
 40
(0.8%)
Less Selective$16,600 
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University of Delaware
Newark, DE
 8
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$20,260 
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
 2
(0.1%)
Less Selective$15,769 
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
 1
(0.0%)
Moderately Selective$17,714 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.