by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Family & Consumer Sciences is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Iowa State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in consumer science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,758 | $24,720 |
| Fees | $1,228 | $1,228 |
The median early career salary of consumer science students who receive their master’s degree from Iowa State is $58,673 per year. That is 49% higher than the national average of $39,250.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Iowa State offers online option in its consumer science master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.2% of the consumer science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in consumer science at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 13.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Family & Consumer Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general family and consumer sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 2 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 1 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 3 |
View All General Family & Consumer Sciences Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.