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Iowa State University MS in Animal Science

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
$63,005 Average Salary

Animal Science is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Iowa State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in animal science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Animal Science from Iowa State Cost?

$10,986 Average Tuition and Fees

Iowa State Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Iowa State was $1,374 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $543 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,758$24,720
Fees$1,228$1,228

How Much Can You Make With a MS in Animal Science From Iowa State?

$63,005 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of animal science students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa State is $63,005 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.

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Does Iowa State Offer an Online MS in Animal Science?

Online degrees for the Iowa State animal science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.

Iowa State Master’s Student Diversity for Animal Science

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
85.7% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14 students received their master’s degree in animal science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 85.7% of the students who received their MS in animal science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the animal science master’s degree recipients at Iowa State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White12
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MS in Animal Science Focus Areas at Iowa State

Animal Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Animal Sciences, General10
Agricultural Animal Breeding3
Livestock Management1

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to animal science.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Agricultural Production8
Food Science Technology7
Plant Sciences37
Soil Sciences4

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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.

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