研究生对家庭和消费者经济学的研究和研究集中于影响家庭和消费者的决策和福祉的因素。研究家庭和消费者与其外部环境之间的经济互动，重点是对家庭消费，生产和金融的经济分析。经济学，社会心理学理论和定量方法被应用于家庭和消费者的决策以及政策问题。教师研究包括家庭和消费者经济学，财务咨询和计划，消费者事务以及家庭和消费者资源的分配。学习计划应在第二学期的第一部分中制定，并在该学期的第八周之前提交给研究生协调员。否则，将导致下个学期的注册负担，并可能延迟您的入学日期。所有学习计划均以电子方式提交。
The master's degree program depends upon the background, competencies and interests of the student. Thesis and non-thesis options are available. A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit are required. These hours may include a master's integrated project, a comprehensive examination, and/or final oral examination which is an exit requirement for the individual programs. The thesis option requires the student to complete at least 6 credit hours of guided research. Students desiring to eventually pursue the Ph.D. degree are encouraged to select the thesis option. Specific course requirements to be determined with the student's major professor and/ or committee.