General Family & Consumer Sciences at Iowa State University

If you plan to study general family & consumer sciences, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Family & Consumer Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science
Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

Iowa State General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

Consumer Science Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the consumer science majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

44% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in consumer science each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a consumer science master's degree from Iowa State, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a master's in consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

General Family & Consumer Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	15

Careers That Consumer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Farm and Home Management Advisors	260	$65,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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