by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Food Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Food Science Technology is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in food science tech, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Iowa State paid an average of $1,374 per credit hour in 2019-2020. 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
Iowa State does not offer an online option for its food science tech master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 57.1% of the students who received their MS in food science tech in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the food science tech master’s degrees at Iowa State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Food Science Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food Science | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food science technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Production | 8 |
| Animal Science | 14 |
| Plant Sciences | 37 |
| Soil Sciences | 4 |
*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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