Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Iowa State University

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every family, consumer & human sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the family, consumer & human 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Master’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Iowa State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences. 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer & human sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at Iowa State University.

Iowa State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in family, consumer & human 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 family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	114
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Iowa State Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

59% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer & human sciences each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a family, consumer & human 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 family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Textile & Apparel Studies	145
Human Development & Family Studies	105
General Family & Consumer Sciences	30
Family & Consumer Economics	11
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	8

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & human 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
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Retail Sales Supervisors	12,810	$40,090
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	10,460	$32,480
Childcare Workers	8,770	$21,540
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,580	$27,110

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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