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Engineering-Related Fields at Iowa State University

Engineering-Related Fields at Iowa State University

If you plan to study engineering-related fields, 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 has a total student population of 31,822.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering-related fields programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State performed in these rankings.

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-related fields major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering-Related Fields. 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
Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 2
Most Popular Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools 2
Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools 9
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 9
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools 16
Most Focused Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 17
Most Focused Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools 19
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The median salary of engineering-related fields students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $61,647. This is less than $62,086, which is the national average of all engineering-related fields majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

7% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in engineering-related fields from Iowa State in 2021, 93% were men and 7% were women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields 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-related fields.

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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-related fields. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Engineering-Related Fields majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Iowa State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial & Management Engineering 99

A degree in engineering-related fields 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
Industrial Production Managers 3,490 $98,040
Industrial Engineers 2,610 $82,770
Professors 2,250 $71,300
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,120 $119,230
Engineers 1,960 $78,230

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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