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Engineering Technologies at Iowa State University

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Iowa State Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at Iowa State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	30
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	48
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	51
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
	81
	139
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	184
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	193
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	201
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	1,031

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

7% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 93% were men and 7% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering tech 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	85
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Iowa State also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

Engineering Technologies 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
Engineering-Related Fields	99

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech 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
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	7,650	$41,360
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	7,520	$39,240
Software Applications Developers	6,990	$88,570
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	5,680	$42,490
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	4,190	$51,330

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
Image Credit: By Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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