Students can prepare for a variety of exciting and challenging careers. A background in consumer economics lead to jobs in consumer affairs, consumer policy, consumer investigation and mediation, marketing, and sales. An emphasis in family economics prepares students for jobs in government and nonprofit organizations. The financial planning and counseling emphasis can lead to careers in the financial services industry such as financial planner, insurance agent, realtor, stockbroker, financial counselor, and credit counselor.
Graduates have begun careers in a variety of professions related to the option. Some job titles of recent graduates include the following: certified financial planner; insurance underwriter; personal banker; commercial banker; and consumer investigator.
A popular website for college graduates seeking employment is monster.com, which contains thousands of listed jobs with the word "consumer" in the title. There are jobs in private businesses, in government, media, non-profit organizations and in community development.
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