Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General at Iowa State University

Every family & consumer sciences/human sciences, general school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family studies program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Family Studies
Master’s Degree in Family Studies

Iowa State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Rankings

Family Studies Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Master’s Program

44% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of family studies master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in family studies 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 family studies 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 family studies.

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

Careers That Family Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in family studies 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
O*NET Online
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