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Food Science at Iowa State University

Food Science at Iowa State University

Every food science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the food sciences program at Iowa State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Science section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Food Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Food Sciences

Iowa State Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Food Science Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical food sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at Iowa State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Iowa State Food Science Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from Iowa State, 67% 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 food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Food Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in food sciences 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
Food Scientists and Technologists 320 $67,360
Agricultural Sciences Professors 280 $90,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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