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2023 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa

1 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Consumer Science for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Consumer Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,906 people earned their degree in general family and consumer sciences, making the major the 168th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general family and consumer sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,445 and had an average of $27,314 in loans still to pay off.

Across Iowa, there were 30 general family and consumer sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,447 and $24,110 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general family and consumer sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general family and consumer sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Consumer Science for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree vets studying consumer science.

Top 1 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Consumer Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa State also made our “Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa State University]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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