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.
| 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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Top 10
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Consumer Economics among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | 33 (2.0%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 107 (1.7%) |  |  | |
|  | The University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN | 59 (1.6%) |  |  | |
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|  | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | 87 (1.5%) |  | - | |
|  | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | 20 (1.4%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 65 (1.0%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | 40 (0.8%) |  |  | |
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|  | University of Delaware Newark, DE | 8 (0.2%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | 2 (0.1%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Memphis Memphis, TN | 1 (0.0%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.