124 Master's degrees offered by the university

Most of our students at Iowa State University pursue a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science in one of our three concentration areas: public policy, global politics, and American politics.

The Hospitality Management program at Iowa State University offers work for the Master of Science degree in Hospitality Management.

Some students enter our program at Iowa State University with the intent of obtaining a Master of Science (MS)  degree in Statistics and then entering the job market. 

Preparation for an advanced degree in Forestry at Iowa State University should include work equivalent to a B.S. in biological or environmental science, including courses in biology, botany, environmental science, ecology, hydrology, economics, and wood science.

The Department of Veterinary Pathology at Iowa State University offers graduate courses and training programs that lead to either an MS or PhD in Veterinary Pathology.

Go farther with an advanced degree and gain experience in research. The Master of Science (M.S.) program in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University prepares students for more challenging career assignments, more complex engineering problems, and Ph.D. studies. 

Our Kinesiology program at Iowa State University  is based on a strong mentoring model in which incoming graduate students are linked with their chosen graduate faculty mentor at the time of admission. 

We want to thank you for the opportunity to learn about your career goals and research interests and to highlight how our Mechanical Engineering program from Iowa State University can meet your needs. 

The diversity of faculty in the Genetics and Genomics major at Iowa State University ensures a broad, well-balanced education from the best instructors, while offering flexibility in choice of research area. 

The MA in Teaching English as a Second Language - Applied Linguistics (TESL/Applied Linguistics) at Iowa State University is a two-year advanced degree covering teaching methods and research in English language teaching. 

The graduate major in Animal Science at Iowa State University offers students the option of pursuing MS- and PhD-level study with a broader focus than the department's other majors. Students in this major take courses in the five main sub-fields of animal science: breeding, nutrition, physiology, reproduction, and meat science, while focusing on one species of domestic animals.

The Ivy Executive Business Administration offered by Iowa State University is not your everyday graduate degree. Our specialized curriculum is designed with you in mind because it focuses on topics relevant to food, agriculture, and biosystems professionals.

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University offers a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.

The Human Computer Interaction graduate major at Iowa State University reflects a broad recognition in academia and industry of the need to train researchers to meet the challenges created by today’s breakneck pace of technological progress.

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) graduate program at Iowa State University is designed for students interested in the study of mechanisms controlling the composition, structure, and functional processes of ecological systems and the mechanisms that regulate the pattern and rate of evolutionary change within and among species. 

If you want to add improved critical thinking, analytical decision making, and communication skills to your arsenal of accounting expertise, our master of Accounting (MACC) program at Iowa State University is for you.

Graduate studies in the Animal Physiology Program at Iowa State University cover a broad range of physiological systems. Students may choose to major in general Animal Physiology, or to supplement their major with a formal specialization in various areas such as: reproductive physiology, muscle biology, and animal ethology. 

A major goal of the Applied Mathematics graduate program from Iowa State University is to provide high quality research-based graduate training in Mathematics leading to a Ph.D. degree. 

The Master of Architecture (MArch) at Iowa State University is a three-year accredited professional degree in architecture that is designed for students with undergraduate degrees in disciplines other than architecture, as well as for students who hold four-year, non-accredited professional degrees in architecture such as the Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

Changing climate, dwindling energy resources, natural hazards, and deteriorating environmental quality are among the most challenging of societal problems. The Geology program is offered at Iowa State University.